Ukrainian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old East Slavic тьрзати (tĭrzati), from Proto-Slavic *tьrzati. Due to its literary nature, it was possibly borrowed from Old Church Slavonic трьзати (trĭzati).

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терза́ти (terzátyimpf (perfective розтерза́ти)

  1. (transitive, higher register) to torment, to torture, to anguish, to excruciate, to harrow
    Synonyms: му́чити (múčyty), гри́зти (hrýzty), же́рти (žérty), мару́дити (marúdyty), му́ляти (múljaty), му́лити (múlyty), роздира́ти (rozdyráty)

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