Used in a Sentence

exacerbated

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for exacerbated.

Editorial note

The issue is exacerbated by the fact that the school environment is unnatural and irrational, and so its customs will never follow from common sense.

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Quick take

(transitive) To make worse (a problem, bad situation, negative feeling, etc.).

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of exacerbated gathered in one view.

verb

(transitive) To make worse (a problem, bad situation, negative feeling, etc.).

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for exacerbated.

verb

(transitive) To make worse (a problem, bad situation, negative feeling, etc.).

Example sentences

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The issue is exacerbated by the fact that the school environment is unnatural and irrational, and so its customs will never follow from common sense.

2

For others, the problem is exacerbated by a demanding, tech-driven lifestyle.

3

The problem is exacerbated by the UK's lack of building.

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This situation is exacerbated by government cost of living increases which take location into account.

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The problem is exacerbated in the mobile context where the OS is throttling the number of simultaneous requests, this is why apps that are little slow on desktop become unbearable on mobile.

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Is this incentive to over-react exacerbated by imbalances in prosecutorial power, other systemic issues?

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Every single one of these problems is hugely exacerbated by its sparse population to the point where passenger trains just aren't feasible.

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The current drought has been exacerbated primarily by a pattern of high and low pressure systems over the arctic, the polar vortex system.

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The problem is exacerbated when the interviewee is not impressed when the latest, bleeding edge tech is in use at the target company, and has seen similar projects completed with stable and boring tech.

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This almost exacerbated a misunderstanding between some of my family members.

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It seems they believe the injury was caused by prolonged squatting and was further exacerbated by compression from the jeans as the legs started to swell.

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I'm wondering if the trading halt rules would have exacerbated the Y2K meltdown.

Quote examples

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My uncle was born in the late 1940s and has intellectual disabilities that were severely exacerbated by years spent in "mental health" facilities.

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Especially: "when there is order in the nation, there is peace in the world." So much instability in the world is due to or exacerbated by imbalances involving the 1st world economies affecting the rest of the world.

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There are plenty of states of "sick" where I'm not going to the office (contagious, constant need for the bathroom, headache exacerbated by fluorescent lights) but could get most or even all of a regular days work done at home.

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I think "effective altruism" is a big part of the reason why tech workers can't be moved to give a shit about solving the extreme social problems in their own backyards, that they have in many cases exacerbated, because solving them would be "inefficient".

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use exacerbated in a sentence?

The issue is exacerbated by the fact that the school environment is unnatural and irrational, and so its customs will never follow from common sense.

What does exacerbated mean?

(transitive) To make worse (a problem, bad situation, negative feeling, etc.).

What part of speech is exacerbated?

exacerbated is commonly used as verb.