scompigliare
Italian
editEtymology
editFrom s- + con- + pigliare[1]
Pronunciation
editVerb
editscompigliàre (first-person singular present scompìglio, first-person singular past historic scompigliài, past participle scompigliàto, auxiliary avére)
- (transitive) to mess up
- (transitive) to ruffle (the hair), to dishevel
- (transitive, figurative) to upset, to confuse
Conjugation
edit Conjugation of scompigliàre (-are) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)
Derived terms
edit- scompiglio (“confusion”, noun)
- scompigliato (“unkempt”, adjective)
- scompigliatore (noun)
References
edit- ^ scompigliare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana