Word:
Exacerbate
Status:
Verb(transitive)
Meaning:
To make a bad situation even worse.
Sentences:
1) They proposed factory shutdown which would only exacerbate unemployment issues.
2) His angry comments exacerbated the situation.
Origin:
Latin exacerbatus, past participle of exacervare which means 'bitter, harsh'.
First use:
1660
Synonyms:
aggragrate, complicate, worsen
Antonyms:
allay, assuage, relive.
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