quebrantamento

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Portuguese

Etymology

From quebrantar +‎ -mento.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ke.bɾɐ̃.taˈmẽ.tu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ke.bɾɐ̃.taˈmẽ.to/

Noun

quebrantamento m (plural quebrantamentos)

  1. (Christianity) acceptance of one’s own failings and defects as a human being
  2. abatement (lessening of intensity)
    Synonyms: enfraquecimento, abatimento, extenuação
  3. transgression (violation of a rule)
    Synonym: transgressão
  4. destruction; breaking; devastation
    Synonym: destruição
  5. hurt (physical or psychological injury)
    Synonym: ferida