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štvát — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • aggravate verb To make a bad situation, problem, or injury worse.
  • gall noun Bold, brazen nerve; shameless audacity.
  • heckle verb To interrupt a speaker or performer with mocking comments or aggressive questions.
  • irk verb to irritate; annoy; bother
  • rankle verb To cause irritation, bitterness or acrimony.
  • rile verb To annoy or anger someone.

Senses

štvát is used for these senses in English:

  • aggravate (now, rare) To give extra weight or intensity to; to exaggerate, to magnify. [from 16th c.]
  • gall (ergative) To chafe, to rub or subject to friction; to create a sore on the skin.
  • heckle (transitive) To insult, tease, make fun of or badger, especially during a comedy performance.
  • irk (transitive) to irritate; annoy; bother
  • rankle (transitive, or, intransitive) To cause irritation, bitterness or acrimony.

aggravate — full definition

  1. verb To make a bad situation, problem, or injury worse.
  2. verb To annoy or irritate someone.

gall — full definition

  1. noun Bold, brazen nerve; shameless audacity.
  2. verb To irritate or annoy someone deeply.
  3. noun Bile, the bitter fluid produced by the liver.
  4. noun A sore patch on the skin caused by rubbing or chafing.
  5. noun A lump or growth on a plant, often caused by an insect laying eggs inside it.

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