拗らせる

こじらせる【拗らせる】

*embarrass

|他|(問題など)を複雑にする， こじらせる.

¶ → かぜを拗らせる

¶ → 彼女はかぜをこじらせた

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こじらせる【拗らせる】

●問題をこじらせる aggravate [complicate] a problem; make a problem worse.

●かぜをこじらせて 1 週間入院した. My cold got worse and I spent a week in hospital. | I had to go into hospital for a week after developing complications from a cold.

・首相の発言が両国関係をいっそうこじらせた. The Prime Minister's statement complicated [worsened, strained] relations between the two countries still further.

・そんなことをしたら事態をこじらせるばかりだ. That would only complicate matters [aggravate the situation].