abbagliarsi

Italian

Etymology

abbagliare +‎ -si

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ab.baʎˈʎar.si/
• Hyphenation: ab‧ba‧gliàr‧si

Verb

abbagliarsi

1. reflexive of abbagliare: to dazzle oneself
2. (intransitive) to be dazzled; to be blinded
   • 1840, Alessandro Manzoni, I promessi sposi‎^[1], Tip. Guglielmini e Redaelli, Capitolo XXXIII, page 632:

     C’ebbe però a pensare il giorno dopo, che, mentre stava gozzovigliando in una bettola, gli vennero a un tratto de’ brividi, gli s’abbagliaron gli occhi, gli mancaron le forze, e cascò.

     But he had to put his mind to it the following day, when, while he was making merry in a tavern, he was suddenly shook by chills, his eyes became blind, his strength fading, and he fell down.

3. (archaic, figurative) to be mistaken, to be wrong

Related terms

• abbagliante
• abbagliare