Soothe — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

give moral or emotional strength to

cause to feel better

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sˈuːð/

🇬🇧British English

/sˈuːð/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˈuːð/

1 syllable Say it as /sˈuːð/.

Examples

the medicine soothes the pain of the inflammation

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

console comfort solace

Antonyms

irritate

Parts of Speech

verb	give moral or emotional strength to
verb	cause to feel better “the medicine soothes the pain of the inflammation”

Word Forms

comfort	noun	the act of consoling; giving relief in affliction
comforter	noun	a person who reduces the intensity (e.g., of fears) and calms and pacifies
consolable	adjective	able to be consoled
consolatory	adjective	affording comfort or solace
consolation	noun	the comfort you feel when consoled in times of disappointment
solace	noun	the act of consoling; giving relief in affliction
solacement	noun	comfort in disappointment or misery

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

beruhigen

moralische oder emotionale Stärke verleihen

🇫🇷French

apaiser

donner de la force morale ou émotionnelle à

🇪🇸Spanish

calmar

dar fuerza moral o emocional a

🇮🇹Italian

lenire

dare forza morale o emotiva a

🇳🇱Dutch

kalmeren

morele of emotionele kracht geven

🇵🇹Portuguese

acalmar

dar força moral ou emocional a

🇷🇺Russian

успокаивать

придать моральные или эмоциональные силы

India

🇮🇳Hindi

शांत करना

को नैतिक या भावनात्मक शक्ति दें

🇧🇩Bengali

শান্ত করা

নৈতিক বা মানসিক শক্তি দিন

🇮🇳Tamil

ஆற்றவும்

தார்மீக அல்லது உணர்ச்சி வலிமையைக் கொடுங்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఓదార్పు

నైతిక లేదా భావోద్వేగ బలాన్ని ఇవ్వండి

🇮🇳Marathi

शांत करणे

नैतिक किंवा भावनिक शक्ती द्या

🇮🇳Gujarati

શાંત કરવું

નૈતિક અથવા ભાવનાત્મક શક્તિ આપો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಶಮನಗೊಳಿಸು

ನೈತಿಕ ಅಥವಾ ಭಾವನಾತ್ಮಕ ಶಕ್ತಿಯನ್ನು ನೀಡಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ആശ്വസിപ്പിക്കുക

ധാർമ്മികമോ വൈകാരികമോ ആയ ശക്തി നൽകുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸ਼ਾਂਤ ਕਰਨਾ

ਨੂੰ ਨੈਤਿਕ ਜਾਂ ਭਾਵਨਾਤਮਕ ਤਾਕਤ ਦਿਓ

🇵🇰Urdu

سکون دینا

کو اخلاقی یا جذباتی طاقت دیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

舒缓

给予道德或情感力量

🇯🇵Japanese

なだめる

～に道徳的または感情的な強さを与える

🇰🇷Korean

달래다

도덕적, 감정적 힘을 부여하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

xoa dịu

trao sức mạnh tinh thần hoặc cảm xúc cho

🇹🇭Thai

บรรเทา

ให้ความเข้มแข็งทางศีลธรรมหรืออารมณ์แก่

🇮🇩Indonesian

menenangkan

memberikan kekuatan moral atau emosional kepada

🇵🇭Filipino

umalma

bigyan ng moral o emosyonal na lakas sa

🇲🇾Malay

menenangkan

memberi kekuatan moral atau emosi kepada

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تهدئة

إعطاء القوة المعنوية أو العاطفية ل

🇮🇷Persian

آرام کردن

به آنها قدرت اخلاقی یا عاطفی بدهید

🇹🇷Turkish

yatıştırmak

ahlaki veya duygusal güç vermek

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהַרְגִיעַ

לתת כוח מוסרי או רגשי

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The primary meaning of 'soothe' is 'give moral or emotional strength to'.

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