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exacerbating::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | aggravating, exasperating |
Examples of exacerbating
exacerbating
Gaddafi supporters here blame foreign media for exacerbating the current unrest.
From the time.com
Indeed, shorting strategies have been widely blamed for exacerbating volatility.
From the time.com
Exacerbating the problem is that virtually no one is watching over the industry.
From the washingtonpost.com
Inefficiency is exacerbating water pollution, and leading to regional shortages.
From the voanews.com
This contact between your mother and your son may be exacerbating the situation.
From the psychcentral.com
They deliver a modicum of temporary relief, sometimes exacerbating the condition.
From the theepochtimes.com
The government cut skilled migration places last year, exacerbating the slowdown.
From the hepburnadvocate.com.au
What's more, some immune cells seem to self-destruct, exacerbating the problem.
From the nature.com
Economics aside, 3-D is exacerbating an overall negative trend in film quality.
From the economist.com
- Worsen: make worse; "This drug aggravates the pain"
- Exasperate or irritate
- (exacerbating) aggravating: making worse
- Irritation or exacerbation, in biology and physiology, is a state of inflammation or painful reaction to allergy or cell-lining damage. A stimulus or agent which induces the state of irritation is an irritant. ...
- To irritate; To make (pain, anger, etc.) worse; aggravate
- (exacerbates (-ed)) Furthers, makes worse.
- To aggravate or increase the severity of.
- To cause a disease or its symptoms to become more severe.
- To aggravate or make worse. "Exacerbate" is preferred to the words "cause," "precipitate," "induce" and "incite."
