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- DictionaryEx·ac·er·bate/iɡˈzasərˌbāt/
verb
- 1. make (a problem, bad situation, or negative feeling) worse: "the exorbitant cost of land in urban areas only exacerbated the problem"
The meaning of EXACERBATE is to make more violent, bitter, or severe. How to use exacerbate in a sentence. Did you know? Exacerbate vs. Exasperate
EXACERBATE definition: 1. to make something that is already bad even worse: 2. to make something that is already bad even…. Learn more.
Exacerbate definition: to increase the severity, bitterness, or violence of (disease, ill feeling, etc.); aggravate. . See examples of EXACERBATE used in a sentence.
For a formal-sounding verb that means to make worse, try exacerbate. If you're in trouble, complaining about it will only exacerbate the problem.
exacerbate something to make something worse, especially a disease or problem synonym aggravate His aggressive reaction only exacerbated the situation. The symptoms may be exacerbated by certain drugs.
to increase the severity, bitterness, or violence of (disease, ill feeling, etc.); aggravate. 2. to embitter the feelings of (a person); irritate; exasperate. SYNONYMS 1. intensify, inflame, worsen. ANTONYMS 1. relieve, soothe, alleviate.
ex·ac·er·bate. (ĭg-zăs′ər-bāt′) tr.v. ex·ac·er·bat·ed, ex·ac·er·bat·ing, ex·ac·er·bates. To increase the severity, violence, or bitterness of; aggravate: a speech that exacerbated racial tensions; a heavy rainfall that exacerbated the flood problems.
Exacerbate definition: To increase the severity, violence, or bitterness of; aggravate.
exacerbate. verb [ T ] uk / ɪɡˈzæsəbeɪt / us. Add to word list. to make something worse: Sunny weather exacerbates the effects of pollution. (Definition of exacerbate from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
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