concussione

Italian

Etymology

From Latin concussiōnem (“shaking”, noun), derived from concutiō (“to shake violently”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kon.kusˈsjo.ne/
  • Rhymes: -one
  • Hyphenation: con‧cus‧sió‧ne

Noun

concussione f (plural concussioni)

  1. (law) exaction, extortion, bribery, misappropriation
  2. (obsolete) a violent shake
    Synonym: scossa

Derived terms

Further reading
  • concussione in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Latin

Noun

concussiōne

  1. ablative singular of concussiō
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