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Word | Exacerbate |
make worse; This drug aggravates the pain / To render more violent or bitter / worsen; embitter / make (a problem, bad situation, or negative feeling) worse. / to make (a bad situation, a problem, etc.) worse, | |
Usage | ⇒ The latest bombing exacerbated England's already existing bitterness against the IRA, causing the Prime Minister to break off the peace talks abruptly. ⇒ The proposed factory shutdown would only exacerbate our unemployment problems. ⇒ the forest fire was exacerbated by the lack of rain ⇒ Please do not exacerbate the situation ; These problems were exacerbated by them |
Synonyms | aggravate, worsen, intensify, exasperate, heighten, annoy, inflame, increase, irritate, embitter, envenom, provoke, madden, acerbate, chafe, infuriate, make worse, augment, enrage, excite, |
Antonyms | alleviate, assuage, better, ameliorate, help, soothe, allay, calm, ease, improve, meliorate, mitigate, relieve, aid, amend, appease, comfort, conciliate, enjoyable, goodly, |
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