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torjunta

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Finnish

Etymology

torjua (to repel, repulse; to foil; (sports) to save; to repress) + -nta

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtorjuntɑ/, [ˈt̪o̞rjun̪t̪ɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -orjuntɑ
  • Syllabification(key): tor‧jun‧ta
  • Hyphenation(key): tor‧jun‧ta

Noun

torjunta

  1. repelling or repulsing (an attack), foiling (of an attack); prevention, block, intercept, parry, defense etc.
  2. (sports) save (block that prevents an opponent from scoring)
  3. (psychology) repression

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