desvanecimiento

Definitions of desvanecimiento
  1. noun
    the act of concealing the existence of something by obstructing the view of it
    synonyms: abrigo, cobertura, cubierto, envoltura
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    type of:
    alcahuetería, encubrimiento, leña, manta, ocultación, paliza, soba, sotana, tollina, traspuesta, zurra
    the activity of keeping something secret
  2. noun
    overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward inferiors
    synonyms: altivez, altiveza, arrogancia, cachaña, copete, descuello, elación, encumbramiento, endiosamiento, entono, envalentonamiento, fuero, hinchazón, imperio, inmodestia, lozanía, orgullo, penacho, pescuezo, prepotencia, pretensión, soberbia, suficiencia, toldo, ufanía, ventolera
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    altanería, condescendencia
    the trait of displaying arrogance by patronizing those considered inferior
    esnobismo, exclusividad, huachafería, snobismo
    the trait of condescending to those of lower social status
    exclusividad
    tendency to associate with only a select group
  3. noun
    weakening in force or intensity
    synonyms: decoloración, fundido
  4. noun
    a spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain
    synonyms: deliquio, desmayo, lipotimia, mareo, patatús, soponcio, síncope
  5. noun
    a reeling sensation; a feeling that you are about to fall
    synonyms: acrofobia, mareo, vahído, vértigo
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    type of:
    síntoma
    (medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease
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