desazonar

Spanish

Etymology

From desazón + -ar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /desaθoˈnaɾ/ [d̪e.sa.θoˈnaɾ]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /desasoˈnaɾ/ [d̪e.sa.soˈnaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: de‧sa‧zo‧nar

Verb

desazonar (first-person singular present desazono, first-person singular preterite desazoné, past participle desazonado)

  1. (transitive) to upset, worry, peeve
    Synonyms: disgustar, enfadar
    • 1906, Juan Valera, chapter IX, in El comendador Mendoza:
      Don Valentín había sido en su mocedad muy buen católico, pero sin fervor penitente y sin inclinaciones místicas y contemplativas. Ahora, por no desazonar a su mujer, se esforzaba por remedar a San Hilarión o a San Pacomio.
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  2. (transitive) to make tasteless, to make bland

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