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事を荒立てる (ことをあらだてる) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

事ことを荒あら立だてる

Meanings

1

expression, ichidan verb

make trouble; rock the boat; aggravate a situation

Used when someone unnecessarily escalates a minor issue into a bigger conflict or problem.

彼かれはいつも小ちいさなことで事ことを荒あら立だてる。
He always makes trouble over little things.
ここで文もん句くを言いうと事ことを荒あら立だてることに

なる

。

Complaining here will only aggravate the situation.

Kanji

事matter, thing, fact
荒laid waste, rough, rude
立stand up, rise, set up

Similar words

荒あら立だてる
The verb alone means 'to stir up' or 'to aggravate', but it is almost always used in the fixed expression 事を荒立てる.
波なみ風かぜを立たてる
Similar meaning of 'making waves' or causing discord, but 波風を立てる focuses on disturbing harmony in relationships, while 事を荒立てる emphasizes escalating a specific matter.

Etymology

From 事 (thing, matter) + を + 荒立てる (to stir up, aggravate). The verb 荒立てる is a compound of 荒 (rough, violent) and 立てる (to raise, to cause).