揺(ゆ)るがす

ゆるがす
godan verb
to shake, to rock, to undermine
1. to shake, to rock
To cause something to shake or sway physically.
地震(じしん)が建物(たてもの)を揺(ゆ)るがした。
The earthquake shook the building.
強風(きょうふう)が窓(まど)を揺(ゆ)るがしている。
The strong wind is rattling the windows.
大(おお)きな爆発音(ばくはつおん)が町(まち)全体(ぜんたい)を揺(ゆ)るがした。
A large explosion shook the entire town.
2. to undermine, to destabilize, to threaten
To shake the foundations of something figuratively — to threaten the stability of a system, belief, position, or relationship.
信頼(しんらい)を揺(ゆ)るがす事件(じけん)だ。
It is an incident that shakes trust.
この問題(もんだい)は政権(せいけん)の基盤(きばん)を揺(ゆ)るがしかねない。
This problem could undermine the foundations of the government.
世界(せかい)を揺(ゆ)るがすような大(おお)ニュースが飛(と)び込(こ)んできた。
Huge news that could shake the world came in.

USAGE:
The transitive counterpart of 揺(ゆ)るぐ (to shake, to be shaken — intransitive). Sense 2 (figurative undermining) is more common than sense 1 in news and written contexts. Often used with 基盤(きばん) (foundations), 信頼(しんらい) (trust), or 体制(たいせい) (system) as the object.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 信頼(しんらい)を揺(ゆ)るがす: to shake trust
  • 基盤(きばん)を揺(ゆ)るがす: to undermine the foundations
  • 世界(せかい)を揺(ゆ)るがす: to shake the world
  • 根底(こんてい)から揺(ゆ)るがす: to shake from the very bottom

RELATED WORDS:

  • 揺(ゆ)るぐ: to shake, to waver (intransitive)
  • 揺(ゆ)らす: to shake, to swing (transitive, more gentle motion)
  • 揺(ゆ)れる: to sway, to shake (intransitive, general)
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