conmover
move
Hacer que una persona sienta una emoción muy fuerte, como tristeza, alegría o ternura.
Conmover is a Spanish verb that means to move emotionally, to touch, or to affect deeply. It refers to causing someone to feel strong emotions such as sadness, sympathy, compassion, or tenderness.
Meaning and Use:
- To emotionally move or touch someone: For example, a heartfelt speech or a touching story can conmover people.
- To affect deeply: It can also imply shaking or disturbing someone emotionally.
Parts of the word:
- The prefix con- often means "with" or "together" in Latin-based words.
- The root mover means "to move."
So literally, conmover means "to move with [emotion]."
Example sentence:
- El discurso del soldado conmovió a toda la audiencia.
(The soldier's speech moved the entire audience.)
Synonyms:
- Emocionar (to excite, to move emotionally)
- Enternecer (to touch, to soften emotionally)
- Afectar (to affect)
Antonyms:
- Indiferenciar (to be indifferent)
- Ignorar (to ignore)
- Desapasionar (to make unemotional)
In summary, conmover is about emotionally stirring someone, often in a positive or empathetic way.
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Examples
La película logró conmover a toda la audiencia.verb
The movie managed to move the entire audience.
La música logró conmover a todos en el concierto.verb
The music managed to move everyone at the concert.
Esa película consiguió conmover a todo el público.verb
That movie managed to move the entire audience.
Sus palabras sinceras me conmovieron profundamente.verb
His sincere words deeply moved me.
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