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vaivata — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • afflict verb To cause (someone) pain, suffering or distress.
  • ail verb To cause to suffer; to trouble, afflict. (Now chiefly in interrogative or indefinite constructions.)
  • bane noun A person or thing that causes constant trouble or ruin.
  • bother verb To annoy or disturb someone, or to cause them trouble.
  • braid verb To weave three or more strands of hair, thread, or rope together.
  • brake noun A device that slows or stops a vehicle or machine, usually by friction, or the pedal or lever used to apply it.
  • exercise noun Physical activity done to improve fitness or health.
  • gall noun Bold, brazen nerve; shameless audacity.
  • harrow noun A heavy farming tool with rows of spikes or discs, dragged over ploughed soil to break it up.
  • haunt verb Of a ghost or spirit, to appear regularly in a particular place.
  • impose verb To officially establish or enforce a rule, tax, or penalty.
  • incommode verb To make (someone) uncomfortable; to discomfort, to disturb, to trouble.
  • inconvenience noun A problem or difficulty that causes trouble or discomfort.
  • irritate verb To annoy or make someone impatient or angry.
  • knead verb To press, fold, and work a soft mixture (especially dough) with the hands until it becomes smooth and even.
  • nag verb To repeatedly pester or criticize someone about something, in an annoying way.
  • plague noun A deadly, fast-spreading disease, especially historically the bubonic plague.
  • pug noun A small breed of dog with a flat, wrinkled face, a stocky body, and a curled tail.
  • trouble noun A difficult, worrying, or dangerous situation or problem.
  • vex verb To annoy or irritate someone.

Senses

vaivata is used for these senses in English:

  • afflict (obsolete) To strike or cast down; to overthrow; to result.
  • ail (transitive) To cause to suffer; to trouble, afflict. (Now chiefly in interrogative or indefinite constructions.)
  • ail (intransitive) To be ill; to suffer; to be troubled.
  • bane (figurative) To cause (someone) misery or ruin; to socially or spiritually injure (someone).
  • bebother (transitive) To bring trouble upon.
  • bother (transitive) To annoy, to disturb, to irritate; to be troublesome to, to make trouble for.
  • braid To mix, or make uniformly soft, by beating, rubbing, or straining, as in preparing food.
  • brake (transitive) To bruise and crush; to knead.

afflict — full definition

  1. verb To cause (someone) pain, suffering or distress.
  2. verb To strike or cast down; to overthrow; to result.
  3. verb To make low or humble.

ail — full definition

  1. verb To cause to suffer; to trouble, afflict. (Now chiefly in interrogative or indefinite constructions.)
  2. verb To be ill; to suffer; to be troubled.

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