apabullante

Spanish

Etymology

From apabullar +‎ -ante.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /apabuˈʝante/ [a.pa.β̞uˈʝãn̪.t̪e] (most of Spain and Latin America)
  • IPA(key): /apabuˈʎante/ [a.pa.β̞uˈʎãn̪.t̪e] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
  • IPA(key): /apabuˈʃante/ [a.pa.β̞uˈʃãn̪.t̪e] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /apabuˈʒante/ [a.pa.β̞uˈʒãn̪.t̪e] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

  • Rhymes: -ante
  • Syllabification: a‧pa‧bu‧llan‧te

Adjective

apabullante m or f (masculine and feminine plural apabullantes)

  1. overwhelming
    Synonyms: abrumador, arrollador
    • 2015 July 9, “El acero subsidiado chino pone en jaque a la industria mexicana”, in El País‎[1]:
      La caída del precio del acero por la apabullante oferta china subvencionada lleva tiempo siendo un foco de preocupación dentro de la OCDE .
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