Meaning
to tear apart, maul
- to violently tear flesh or limbs to pieces; to maul
- to torment, ravage, or cause deep agony to the heart or mind
In a sentence
La preda fu dilaniata dai lupi in pochi istanti.
The prey was torn apart by the wolves in moments.
Un profondo senso di colpa continuava a dilaniargli il cuore.
A deep sense of guilt continued to tear his heart apart.
Le guerre civili finiscono per dilaniare interi paesi.
Civil wars end up tearing entire countries apart.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| dilaniare | infinitive |
| dilanio | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| dilani | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| dilania | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| dilaniamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| dilaniate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| dilaniano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| dilaniavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| dilaniavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| dilaniava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| dilaniavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| dilaniavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| dilaniavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| dilaniai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| dilaniasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| dilaniò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| dilaniammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| dilaniaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| dilaniarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| dilanierò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| dilanierai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| dilanierà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| dilanieremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| dilanierete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| dilanieranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| dilani | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| dilani | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| dilani | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| dilaniamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| dilaniate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| dilanino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| dilaniassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| dilaniassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| dilaniasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| dilaniassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| dilaniaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| dilaniassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| dilanierei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| dilanieresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| dilanierebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| dilanieremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| dilaniereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| dilanierebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| dilania | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| dilaniamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| dilaniate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| dilaniando | gerund |
| dilaniato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Takes auxiliary 'avere' in compound tenses.
- Often used figuratively with words like 'il cuore', 'l'anima', or 'i dubbi'.