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aufregen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • agitate verb To make someone anxious, upset, or unsettled.
  • chafe noun Heat excited by friction.
  • fret verb To worry or feel anxious about something.
  • inflame verb To make a feeling, situation, or conflict more intense or heated.
  • stew noun A dish of meat and vegetables cooked slowly together in liquid.
  • upset adj Unhappy, distressed, or annoyed.

Senses

aufregen is used for these senses in English:

  • chafe (transitive, figurative) To excite passion or anger in; to fret; to irritate.
  • chafe (intransitive, figurative) To have a feeling of vexation; to be vexed; to fret; to be irritated.
  • fret (ambitransitive) To be chafed or irritated; to be angry or vexed; to utter peevish expressions through irritation or worry.
  • inflame (transitive) To provoke (a person) to anger or rage; to exasperate; to irritate; to incense; to enrage.
  • stew (intransitive, figuratively) To be in a state of elevated anxiety or anger.
  • upset (transitive) To make (a person) angry, distressed, or unhappy.

agitate — full definition

  1. verb To make someone anxious, upset, or unsettled.
  2. verb To shake or stir something with force.
  3. verb To campaign publicly and persistently for a political or social cause.

chafe — full definition

  1. noun Heat excited by friction.
  2. noun Injury or wear caused by friction.
  3. noun Vexation; irritation of mind; rage.

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