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See Also:

• past tense form of exacerbate.
• past participle of exacerbate.

exacerbated

American  

[ig-zas-er-bey-tid, ek-sas-] / ɪgˈzæs ərˌbeɪ tɪd, ɛkˈsæs- /

adjective

1. made worse, more severe, or more bitter; aggravated.

   The Economic Policy Institute recently released a study showing evidence of an exacerbated income gap between rich and poor.

2. feeling or showing embitterment, irritation, or exasperation.

   With an exacerbated huff, the gunslinger hauled a second revolver from his shoulder, training its barrel on the captain.

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verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of exacerbate.

Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• unexacerbated
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of exacerbated

exacerbate ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

That would be HR 347 — the Reduce Exacerbated Inflation Negatively Impacting the Nation Act — otherwise known as the “REIN IN Act,” which passed the House on Wednesday.

From Washington Times • Mar. 1, 2023

Exacerbated by the interplay of drought, heat and global warming, extreme fire behavior has profoundly changed the lives of those who live on the doorstep of California’s wildlands.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 25, 2021

Exacerbated trauma can look like a lot of things.

From Slate • Oct. 23, 2019

Exacerbated and enormously learned, Berryman was a master of the poem written with manic energy from the edges of human experience.

From The New Yorker • Apr. 6, 2016

Exacerbated by persecution, Dr. Gowdy had thrown off all restraint.

From Under the Skylights by Fuller, Henry Blake