desafeto
Portuguese, noun/de.zaˈfɛ.tu/
desafeto is spelled D-E-S-A-F-E-T-O (8 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written Portuguese, the 54,857th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Desafeto is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “lack of affection” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first-person singular present indicative of desafetar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “falta de afeto”.
What does desafeto mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinelack of affection
- 2
Brazilmasculinesomeone towards no affection or consideration is held; an enemy
adjective
- 1
showing hostility
verb
- 1
first-person singular present indicative of desafetar
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. desafeiçoado; adverso, contrário, oposto
noun: 1. falta de afeto 2. adversário, inimigo
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of desafeto
- desafetos plural
- desafeta feminine
- desafetas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce desafeto?
- Brazil /de.zaˈfɛ.tu/
- Brazil /d͡ʒi.zaˈfɛ.tu/
- Portugal /dɨ.zɐˈfɛ.tu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is desafeto in Portuguese?
desafeto appears about once in every 3 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).