No. 13,918 in Russian
обострять
"Обострять" means "to aggravate, intensify, or exacerbate."
In a sentence
Громкие внезапные звуки могут обострять тревогу людей.
Loud sudden sounds can aggravate people's anxiety.
The word "обострять" is used here to mean causing an increase or aggravation of a feeling, specifically anxiety in this context.
Проблема недостатка ресурсов часто обостряется в условиях кризиса.
The issue of resource shortages often exacerbates in times of crisis.
Here "обострять" conveys a worsening or intensification of a problem or condition, relating to the specific context of scarcity.
Не нужно обострять ситуацию лишними негативными комментариями.
There is no need to intensify the situation with unnecessary negative comments.
In this sentence, "обострять" is used to refer to causing an escalation or intensification of tension in an interpersonal or social scenario.
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