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guasto.

devastated, ruined, ravaged

6 characters2 syllables approx.Italiano language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈɡwas.to/

  1. devastated, ruined, ravaged

    obsolete

  2. broken, out of order (of mechanisms, devices etc.)

  3. spoilt, rotten, gone bad (of food)

  4. damaged, ruined (of organs or body parts)

  5. corrupt

Where this word comes from

From the short past participle of guastare (“to ruin”) in Tuscan; compare the Standard Italian participle guastato. Cognate with Piedmontese guast.

verb/ˈɡwas.to/

  1. synonym of guastato, past participle of guastare

    Tuscany · participle

  2. broken, violated, infringed

    obsolete · participle
Where this word comes from

From the short past participle of guastare (“to ruin”) in Tuscan; compare the Standard Italian participle guastato. Cognate with Piedmontese guast.

noun/ˈɡwas.to/

  1. devastation, ruin

    literary · masculine · obsolete

  2. damage

    masculine

  3. damage breakdown, failure, fault

    masculine
    Il guasto è nel motore.
Where this word comes from

Deverbal from guastare + -o.

verb/ˈɡwas.to/

  1. first-person singular present indicative of guastare

    first-person · form-of · indicative · present · singular
Where this word comes from

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