Definition of Exacerbating

1. Adjective. Making worse.

Exact synonyms: Aggravating, Exasperating
Similar to: Intensifying

Definition of Exacerbating

1. Verb. (present participle of exacerbate) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Exacerbating

1. exacerbate [v] - See also: exacerbate

Lexicographical Neighbors of Exacerbating

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Literary usage of Exacerbating

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Handbook of the diseases of the eye and their treatment by Henry Rosborough Swanzy (1897)
"hysteric or reflex, and that the periodically exacerbating cases alone ... In the exacerbating form, the prognosis for complete recovery is less favorable. ..."

2. Human Rights in Moldova: The Turbulent Dniester by Erika Dailey (1993)
"Moreover, the exact stipulations of the law are not well understood among the general population, exacerbating concern about who is legally required to ..."

3. Developed-country Agricultural Policies and Developing-country Food Supplies by Timothy Edward Josling (1980)
"The charge is often made that developed- country farm policies, by promoting the production of high-cost foodstuffs in industrial countries and exacerbating ..."

4. On the Temperature in Diseases: A Manual of Medical Thermometry by Carl August Wunderlich (1871)
"Its meaning varies : (a) According to the degree of the daily difference ; (b) According to the type of the fever, whether that be continuous, exacerbating, ..."

5. Accident Precursor Analysis and Management: Reducing Technological Risk by Vicki M. Bier, Howard Kunreuther, James R. Phimister (2004)
"When less than a real McCoy happens, the real McCoy does not occur for one of three reasons: 1l) an exacerbating factor was missing: 12) a mitigating factor ..."

6. Space 2030: Tackling Society's Challenges by OECD International Futures Programme (2005)
"Poverty is on the rise in the South, and migratory flows to industrialised countries increase significantly, further exacerbating these countries' social ..."

7. Policy Coherence Towards East Asia: Development Challenges for OECD Countries by Kiichiro Fukasaku (2005)
"... many viewed at least part of the IMF policies as not only inappropriate in some key areas but also exacerbating the severity of the crisis. ..."

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