A sob is a soft cry.
Sollozo is a concept whose etymological origin is found in the Latin word suggluttĭum . The notion refers to the act and consequence of sobbing : the action of breathing heavily due to tears and lamentations .
For example: “When he heard the news, the man let out a sob,” “The team captain went up to get his medal between sobs, bitter about the result of the match,” “Enough sobbing! It's time to get up and move forward."
What is a sob
Sobs are usually associated with muffled, faint or contained crying . It could be said that a person who bursts into tears makes loud exclamations and makes sounds that are easily audible; On the other hand, a sob is more subtle and silent.
The intensity of the sob depends on the emotion that causes it. If it is a minor issue, it is likely that the sobbing subject may contain his emotions or even hide them. On the other hand, when a tragedy provokes an intense feeling, the person bursts into tears and there is no way to silence the pain .
When the term is accented on the last letter O ( sollozó ), it is a conjugation of the verb solozar in the past : “The girl sobbed when she saw that her childhood house, although now it was covered with vines,” “The "The boy sobbed when he remembered his dead father."
Sobbing is common in children.
emotional apnea
Children between 6 months and 3 years of age usually go through an episode known as sob spasms or emotional apnea , characterized by the absence of breathing for a short period, usually less than a minute, that occurs after a very intense cry. This phenomenon, which scares many parents, happens to 5% of children and is accompanied by two common symptoms: their lips turn purple and they turn their eyes upward, so that the pupils are not visible.
Needless to say, seeing a baby with its eyes blank and its lips swollen, without being able to hear its breathing, is exasperating for an adult. But sob spasms can cause an even more alarming symptom : loss of consciousness . When this occurs, it is necessary to place the child face down, either in bed or on the floor, to speed up the flow of blood to the brain.
It should be noted that some children learn to use this phenomenon as a resource to get what they want if their parents deny it to them; The typical "scandals" in hospital waiting rooms or parks, for example, when a very restless child bursts into tears while shouting as if he had been given the worst news of his life, can be the beginning of this capricious attitude, and That is the moment in which you have to teach them that they will achieve nothing that way.
Despite the possible temporary loss of consciousness due to lack of oxygen, sobbing spasms do not have serious consequences, they do not leave any sequelae or mask the presence of an illness. Therefore, it is important to remain calm and not act desperately, but simply take the aforementioned precautions so that the child comes to his senses as soon as possible. Additionally, once he has regained consciousness, it is also advisable to place a wet towel on his forehead and wrists, as well as clap in front of him to get his attention.
Sollozzo, a fictional person
Sollozzo (with double Z ), finally, is the surname of a fictional character created by the American writer Mario Puzo in his novel “The Godfather” .
Nicknamed “The Turk” for the sale of narcotics he brought from Turkey , Sollozzo is murdered by Michael Corleone .