荒らす
あらす
Meanings
- Godan verb, Transitive to lay waste; to devastate; to damage
- to invade; to break into
- to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
Kanji
- 荒 rough. Read as あらす.
Example sentences
- 庭を荒らしたのは誰だ。
Who destroyed the garden? - 天然自然が荒らされていくのは残念なことだ。
It's a shame the way natural resources are wasted. - 掲示板を荒らす人の精神状態がわかりません。
I just don't understand what goes through the minds of people who troll forums. - ストレスが胃の粘膜を荒らす原因のひとつは次のように考えられています。
The following is thought to be one of the reasons stress damages the stomach's mucous membrane.
Common phrases
Related forms
- 荒れる (あれる) to become stormy (intransitive partner)
Words containing 荒らす
- 荒らし回る (あらしまわる) to wreak damage on