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amplification, intensification
The act of making something larger, stronger, or more intense. Originally a technical term for increasing the amplitude of an electrical signal or sound, but also used figuratively for the intensification of emotions, fears, or effects.
音を増幅する。
To amplify sound.
SNSがうわさを増幅させた。
Social media amplified the rumor.
メディアの報道が人々の不安を増幅させ、パニックにつながった。
Media coverage amplified people's anxiety, leading to panic.
USAGE:
増幅 can be used both technically (electronics, audio) and figuratively (emotions, social phenomena). In its figurative use, it often describes how something negative — fear, anxiety, rumors — gets magnified, especially through media or social dynamics.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 音を増幅する: to amplify sound
- 信号を増幅する: to amplify a signal
- 不安を増幅させる: to amplify anxiety
- 増幅器: amplifier (device)