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    Pakurusan (en. Grasping)

    /pa-ku-ru-san/

    Meaning & Definition

    EnglishTagalog
    noun
    An action of taking or attempting to hold onto something.
    His grasping of other people's ideas affects their decisions.
    Ang kanyang pakurusan sa mga ideya ng ibang tao ay nakakaapekto sa kanilang mga desisyon.
    Behavior of excessive desire or effort to achieve something.
    His grasping for wealth caused discord in his family.
    Ang pakurusan niya sa yaman ay nagdulot ng hidwaan sa kanyang pamilya.

    Etymology

    Derived from the word 'kurus' meaning to restrain or seize.

    Common Phrases and Expressions

    grasping for possession
    The effort to achieve material things.
    pakurusan ng pagkakaroon

    Related Words

    grasp
    A form of seizing or restraining.
    kurus

    Slang Meanings

    To talk or discuss something painful
    What Mark did was such a pakurusan, he didn't listen to how Lisa felt.
    Sobrang pakurusan yung ginawa ni Mark, di siya nakinig sa nararamdaman ni Lisa.
    Getting involved in unpleasant conversations
    The people at the corner are just engaging in pakurusan.
    Yung mga tao sa kanto, puro pakurusan lang ang ginagawa nila.