кошмарити

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Ukrainian

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian кошма́рить (košmáritʹ). By surface analysis, кошма́р (košmár) +‎ -ити (-yty).

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Verb

кошма́рити (košmárytyimpf

  1. (slang) to make life a nightmare for (to terrorize, to cause to live in fear)
    • 2014 January 23, Serhiy Koba, quotee, “Один з лідерів Автомайдану виїхав з України - продовжить діяльність за кордоном”, in Ukrainska Pravda, archived from the original on 6 December 2022:
      Ми будемо кошмарити людей, на яких зареєстровані їх офшори та розповідати пресі, хто стоїть за усім цим.
      My budemo košmaryty ljudej, na jakyx zarejestrovani jix ofšory ta rozpovidaty presi, xto stojitʹ za usim cym.
      We will make life a nightmare for the people to whom their offshore accounts are registered and tell the press who is behind all this.
    • 2023 December 13, Oleksandr Kochetkov, “Сценарій війни став негативним. Із чим прийшла Україна до кінця 2023-го, і що буде далі”, in Focus, archived from the original on 23 December 2023:
      Ми почали масово застоcовувати FPV-дрони, якими кошмарили ворога.
      My počaly masovo zastocovuvaty FPV-drony, jakymy košmaryly voroha.
      We began to use FPV-drones en masse, with which we were making the enemy's lives a nightmare.
    • 2025 March 28, Ivan Antynenko, quoting "Yariy", “"Якщо не бити — лізтимуть далі". Як артилерія 39 бригади берегової оборони знищує російську піхоту в Кринках”, in Suspilne News, archived from the original on 26 April 2025:
      Але вони там постійно переміщуються, створюють нові спостережні пункти. Особливо оператори FPV, які звідти кошмарять села на нашому березі.
      Ale vony tam postijno peremiščujutʹsja, stvorjujutʹ novi sposterežni punkty. Osoblyvo operatory FPV, jaki zvidty košmarjatʹ sela na našomu berezi.
      But they're constantly moving there, creating new observation posts. Especially FPV operators, who are making life a nightmare for villages on our coast from there.

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