EXACERBATED Definition & Meaning

exacerbated

[ig-zas-er-bey-tid, ek-sas-]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

made worse, more severe, or more bitter; aggravated.
The Economic Policy Institute recently released a study showing evidence of an exacerbated income gap between rich and poor.
feeling or showing embitterment, irritation, or exasperation.
With an exacerbated huff, the gunslinger hauled a second revolver from his shoulder, training its barrel on the captain.

verb

the simple past tense and past participle of exacerbate.

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Other 51�Թ� Forms

unexacerbated adjective

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of exacerbated¹

exacerbate ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

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But the intense anguish some feel at this moment has exacerbated the dilemma.

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More than 18,000 people died in the disaster, a toll exacerbated by an initial warning that underestimated the size of the tsunami before communications systems cut out entirely.

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The row between Donald Trump and Elon Musk over a major spending bill has exacerbated uncertainty over the future of Nasa's budget, which is facing deep cuts.

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Those cuts have been exacerbated by the government's reductions to the overall ODA budget.

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It was an unnecessarily excruciating death that exacerbated my and my family’s grief.

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exacerbate exact

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