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Pronunciation / Transliteration: pareshan
"शोर ने उसे परेशान कर दिया।"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Extremely irritated, exasperated, or driven crazy by a situation or person.
"The constant noise from the construction site was driving the residents up the wall." - 2
Wild, eccentric, or unconventional in behavior or style.
"He had some rather up-the-wall ideas about modern art and architecture."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the informal idiomatic phrase 'driving someone up the wall,' originating in the mid-20th century. The expression visually evokes the frantic, desperate behavior of someone trapped or intensely agitated, scaling vertical surfaces out of sheer frustration or madness.
Which of the following is the closest synonym for "Up-the-wall"?
10 Global Lexicons: How "Up-the-wall" is said worldwide
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exaspéré
Transliteration: /ɛɡ.zas.pe.ʁe/
"Le bruit constant le rendait exaspéré."
verrückt
Transliteration: /fɛɐ̯ˈkʁʏkt/
"Der Lärm trieb ihn fast verrückt."
esasperato
Transliteration: /e.zas.peˈra.to/
"Era esasperato dal continuo ritardo del treno."
desquiciado
Transliteration: /des.kiˈθja.ðo/
"El ruido constante me tiene desquiciado."
esquentado
Transliteration: /is.kẽˈta.du/
"Ele ficou completamente exasperado com a situação."
परेशान
Transliteration: pareshan
"शोर ने उसे परेशान कर दिया।"
发疯的
Transliteration: fāfēng de
"无休止的噪音快要把他逼疯了。"
미치게 하는
Transliteration: michige haneun
"그 소음은 사람을 미치게 만든다."
イライラした
Transliteration: iraira shita
"絶え間ない騒音にいらいらさせられた。"
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