Meaning
to upset, to disturb, to shock (throw into confusion)
- to perturb, to unsettle
- to devastate, to ravage
In a sentence
La notizia mi ha sconvolto per tutta la giornata.
The news upset me all day.
Ti sconvolge cambiare programma all'ultimo momento?
Does changing plans at the last minute unsettle you?
La tempesta ha sconvolto la città in poche ore.
The storm devastated the city in just a few hours.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| sconvolgere | infinitive |
| sconvolgiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| sconvolgo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| sconvolgete | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| sconvolgi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| sconvolgono | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| sconvolge | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| sconvolgevamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| sconvolgevo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| sconvolgevate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| sconvolgevi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| sconvolgevano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| sconvolgeva | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| sconvolgemmo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| sconvolsi | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| sconvolgeste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| sconvolgesti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| sconvolsero | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| sconvolse | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| sconvolgeremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| sconvolgerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| sconvolgerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| sconvolgerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| sconvolgeranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| sconvolgerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| sconvolgiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| sconvolga | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| sconvolgiate |
Usage notes
- Use sconvolgere for strong emotional impact or major disruption; turbare is milder and more psychological, while devastare is stronger for physical destruction.
- Very common in the past participle: sono sconvolto/a means “I’m deeply shaken/exhausted,” not just “confused.”
- It takes avere in compound tenses when transitive: la notizia mi ha sconvolto. As a reflexive, use essere: mi sono sconvolto/a.
- past participle sconvolto