To roughen or make something rough in manner — e.g., to raise or roughen one's voice or attitude.
彼は会議で意見が対立するとつい声を荒らげることがある。
When opinions clash in meetings, he sometimes raises his voice.
上司に叱られて気持ちが荒らげられた。
Being scolded by his boss left him with a roughened, unsettled mood.