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exacerbated

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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • /-ɚ-/
    • /ɪɡˈzæs.ə.beɪt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • /-ɚ-/

Definition of exacerbated word

  • noun exacerbated Make (a problem, bad situation, or negative feeling) worse. 1

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Parts of speech for Exacerbated

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

exacerbated popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for exacerbated

adjective exacerbated

  • troubled — to disturb the mental calm and contentment of; worry; distress; agitate.
  • anguished — Anguished means showing or feeling great mental suffering or physical pain.
  • splenetic — of the spleen; splenic.
  • angry — When you are angry, you feel strong dislike or impatience about something.

Antonyms for exacerbated

verb exacerbated

  • soothed — to tranquilize or calm, as a person or the feelings; relieve, comfort, or refresh: soothing someone's anger; to soothe someone with a hot drink.
  • aided — to provide support for or relief to; help: to aid the homeless victims of the fire.
  • alleviated — to make easier to endure; lessen; mitigate: to alleviate sorrow; to alleviate pain.
  • appeased — to bring to a state of peace, quiet, ease, calm, or contentment; pacify; soothe: to appease an angry king.
  • calmed — Simple past tense and past participle of calm.

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