emészt
B2
Hungarian
devour
VERB
B2
LITERARY
1
devour
C1
Usage pattern:
érzelem emészt vkit; vkit emészt a bűntudat/féltékenység
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Meaning
be overwhelmed by strong emotion
Themes
emotion
|suffering
|guilt
|jealousy
|mental_state
|literary
|emotions
|health
|core_vocabulary
Definition
To strongly and painfully affect someone with an intense negative emotion, so that it seems to control their thoughts and feelings.
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