trissa upp

Swedish

Alternative forms

• upptrissa

Verb

trissa upp (present trissar upp, preterite trissade upp, supine trissat upp, imperative trissa upp)

1. to drive up, to raise (of something abstract, often to an excessive or unreasonable level or degree)

   mäklare som trissar upp priser genom skenbudgivning

   real estate agents that hike up prices through shill bidding

   1. to intensify (in a negative way), to inflame

      troll som bara kommer hit för att trissa upp stämningen

      trolls who only come here to provoke [stir up the mood in a negative way]

      trissa upp en konlikt

      cause a conflict to escalate

Conjugation

Conjugation of trissa (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	trissa upp		trissas upp
supine	trissat upp		trissats upp
imperative	trissa upp		—
imper. plural1	trissen upp		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	trissar upp	trissade upp	trissas upp	trissades upp
ind. plural1	trissa upp	trissade upp	trissas upp	trissades upp
subjunctive2	trisse upp	trissade upp	trisses upp	trissades upp
present participle		upptrissande
past participle		upptrissad

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Derived terms

• upptrissning

Further reading

• trissa upp in Svensk ordbok.