sagilahan
sagiláhan with stress marks
to be afflicted as with terror
Usage Note
Sagilahan is a formal or literary term describing the sudden overwhelming onset of an intense feeling, typically terror or dread, as if struck by an outside force. It belongs to the passive-patient verbal construction and is rarely heard in casual speech.
Examples
" Sinagilahan siya ng takot. "
Natural Translation
She was seized by terror.
Literal Translation
Afflicted-with-terror she of fear.
" Huwag kang sagilahan ng takot. "
Natural Translation
Do not be afflicted with terror.
Literal Translation
Do-not you afflicted-with-terror of fear.
" Nang marinig niya ang malakas na ingay sa dilim, bigla siyang sinagilahan ng matinding takot. "
Natural Translation
When she heard the loud noise in the dark, she was suddenly seized by intense terror.
Literal Translation
When heard she the loud noise in dark, suddenly she afflicted-with-terror of intense fear.
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