Goaded — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

give heart or courage to

urge with or as if with a goad

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/hæɡˈɑːdə/

🇬🇧British English

/ɡˈəʊdɪd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɡˈəʊdɪd/

2 syllables Say it as /hæɡˈɑːdə/.

Examples

He needled her with his sarcastic remarks
mobs goaded by blind hatred

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

driven prick spur needle goad

Parts of Speech

verb	give heart or courage to
verb	urge with or as if with a goad
verb	stab or urge on as if with a pointed stick
verb	goad or provoke,as by constant criticism “He needled her with his sarcastic remarks”
adjective	compelled forcibly by an outside agency “mobs goaded by blind hatred”

Word Forms

spur	noun	a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something
goad	noun	a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something
goading	noun	a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

angestachelt

Gib Herz oder Mut

🇫🇷French

aiguillonné

donner du cœur ou du courage à

🇪🇸Spanish

incitado

dar corazón o coraje a

🇮🇹Italian

pungolato

dare cuore o coraggio a

🇳🇱Dutch

geprikkeld

hart of moed geven

🇵🇹Portuguese

incitado

dê coração ou coragem para

🇷🇺Russian

подстрекаемый

придать смелости или мужества

India

🇮🇳Hindi

उकसाया गया

दिल या साहस देना

🇧🇩Bengali

পাগল

হৃদয় বা সাহস দিন

🇮🇳Tamil

துடித்தார்

இதயம் அல்லது தைரியம் கொடுங்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

గొడ్డలిపెట్టాడు

హృదయం లేదా ధైర్యం ఇవ్వండి

🇮🇳Marathi

उत्तेजित

हृदय किंवा धैर्य द्या

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઉત્સુક

હૃદય અથવા હિંમત આપો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಗೋಡ್ಡೆಡ್

ಹೃದಯ ಅಥವಾ ಧೈರ್ಯವನ್ನು ನೀಡಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഗൗഡഡ്

ഹൃദയം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ധൈര്യം നൽകുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕਾਮੁਕ

ਨੂੰ ਦਿਲ ਜਾਂ ਹਿੰਮਤ ਦਿਓ

🇵🇰Urdu

لالچ

دل یا ہمت دو

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

刺激的

给予勇气或勇气

🇯🇵Japanese

煽られた

～に心や勇気を与える

🇰🇷Korean

자극받은

마음이나 용기를 주다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bị kích động

dành trái tim hoặc lòng can đảm cho

🇹🇭Thai

กระตุ้น

ให้หัวใจหรือความกล้าหาญแก่

🇮🇩Indonesian

terpancing

memberikan hati atau keberanian untuk

🇵🇭Filipino

tinutulak

bigyan ng puso o lakas ng loob

🇲🇾Malay

terpancing

berikan hati atau keberanian untuk

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

متحمس

إعطاء القلب أو الشجاعة ل

🇮🇷Persian

متعصب

دل یا جرات بده

🇹🇷Turkish

kışkırtılmış

yürek ya da cesaret ver

🇮🇱Hebrew

מובל

לתת לב או אומץ

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