elfajul
B2
Hungarian
spiral, snowball, escalate
VERB
B2
1
spiral
B2
Usage pattern:
[vita/helyzet/tüntetés] elfajul; valamivé fajul
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Meaning
to get worse fast, lose control
Themes
deterioration
|loss_of_control
|conflict
|crisis
|core_vocabulary
Definition
To change for the worse very quickly and in a way that becomes hard or impossible to control, often moving from one bad stage to an even worse one.
VERB
B2
2
snowball
B2
Usage pattern:
valami valamivé fajul/elfajul
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Meaning
grow quickly and become bigger
Themes
growth
|escalation
|accumulation
|problem
|metaphor
|business
|news
|society
Definition
To grow quickly in size, amount, or seriousness as more is added or as events develop.
VERB
B2
2
escalate
B2
Usage pattern:
helyzet/tiltakozás erőszakba fajul
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Meaning
become or make more serious
Themes
conflict
|worsening
|intensity
|violence
|emotion
|communication
|relationships
|core_vocabulary
Definition
To become or cause something to become more serious, intense, or difficult, especially a conflict, argument, or problem.
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