See aggravate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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],
"word": "zhoršit"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "To make worse, or more severe",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "ztížit"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "To make worse, or more severe",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "zostřit"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "To make worse, or more severe",
"word": "forværre"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "To make worse, or more severe",
"word": "f"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "To make worse, or more severe",
"word": "verergeren"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "To make worse, or more severe",
"word": "pahentaa"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "To make worse, or more severe",
"word": "aggraver"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "To make worse, or more severe",
"word": "verschlimmern"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "To make worse, or more severe",
"word": "erschweren"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "To make worse, or more severe",
"word": "súlyosbít"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "To make worse, or more severe",
"word": "aggravō"
},
{
"code": "ml",
"lang": "Malayalam",
"roman": "vaṣaḷākkuka",
"sense": "To make worse, or more severe",
"word": "വഷളാക്കുക"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "To make worse, or more severe",
"word": "forverre"
},
{
"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "To make worse, or more severe",
"word": "forverre"
},
{
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "To make worse, or more severe",
"word": "agravar"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "To make worse, or more severe",
"word": "agravar"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "obostrjátʹ",
"sense": "To make worse, or more severe",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "обостря́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "obostrítʹ",
"sense": "To make worse, or more severe",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "обостри́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "usugubljátʹ",
"sense": "To make worse, or more severe",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "усугубля́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "usugubítʹ",
"sense": "To make worse, or more severe",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "усугуби́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "otjagoščatʹ",
"sense": "To make worse, or more severe",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "отягощать"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "uxudšatʹ",
"sense": "To make worse, or more severe",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "ухудшать"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "To make worse, or more severe",
"word": "agravar"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "To make worse, or more severe",
"word": "empeorar"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "pohiršuvaty",
"sense": "To make worse, or more severe",
"word": "погіршувати"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "zahostrjuvaty",
"sense": "To make worse, or more severe",
"word": "загострювати"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "To give coloring to in description; to exaggerate; as, to aggravate circumstances",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "přibarvit"
},
{
"code": "ml",
"lang": "Malayalam",
"roman": "ūtipperuppikkuka",
"sense": "To give coloring to in description; to exaggerate; as, to aggravate circumstances",
"word": "ഊതിപ്പെരുപ്പിക്കുക"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "usložnjátʹ",
"sense": "To give coloring to in description; to exaggerate; as, to aggravate circumstances",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "усложня́ть"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "uskladnjuvaty",
"sense": "To give coloring to in description; to exaggerate; as, to aggravate circumstances",
"word": "ускладнювати"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "obtjažuvaty",
"sense": "To give coloring to in description; to exaggerate; as, to aggravate circumstances",
"word": "обтяжувати"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "jadosvam",
"sense": "To exasperate; to provoke; to irritate",
"word": "ядосвам"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "To exasperate; to provoke; to irritate",
"word": "irritar"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "To exasperate; to provoke; to irritate",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "rozčílit"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "To exasperate; to provoke; to irritate",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "rozčilovat"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "To exasperate; to provoke; to irritate",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "štvát"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "To exasperate; to provoke; to irritate",
"word": "fremprovokere"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "To exasperate; to provoke; to irritate",
"word": "agaci"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "To exasperate; to provoke; to irritate",
"word": "ärsyttää"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "To exasperate; to provoke; to irritate",
"word": "suututtaa"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "To exasperate; to provoke; to irritate",
"word": "ärgern"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "To exasperate; to provoke; to irritate",
"word": "verbittern"
},
{
"code": "ml",
"lang": "Malayalam",
"roman": "alōsarappeṭuttuka",
"sense": "To exasperate; to provoke; to irritate",
"word": "അലോസരപ്പെടുത്തുക"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "To exasperate; to provoke; to irritate",
"word": "abusar"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "To exasperate; to provoke; to irritate",
"word": "provocar"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "razdražátʹ",
"sense": "To exasperate; to provoke; to irritate",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "раздража́ть"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "To exasperate; to provoke; to irritate",
"word": "irritar"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "To exasperate; to provoke; to irritate",
"word": "exasperar"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "To exasperate; to provoke; to irritate",
"word": "sublevar"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "dratuvaty",
"sense": "To exasperate; to provoke; to irritate",
"word": "дратувати"
}
],
"word": "aggravate"
}
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