exacerbate

Signification (Anglais)

To make worse (a problem, bad situation, negative feeling, etc.).

Concepts

exacerber

empirer

irriter

aggraver

agraver

agacer

exaspérer

indigner

chagriner

augmenter

worsen

Synonymes

aggravate

worsen

exasperate

embitter

intensify

acerbate

irritate

rile

chafe

fret

inflame

make worse

provoke

get worse

goad

gravel

hamper

hinder

incite

whet

excite

irk

embarrass

jar

🫙

make difficult

worse

miff

nark

nettle

obstruct

peeve

pique

complicate

rag

rankle

reinforce

compound

sharpen

spite

stimulate

strengthen

stymie

stymy

tease

tick off

ferment

vex

gall

get

Traductions

exacerbar

esacerbare

esasperare

verschlimmern

agravar

peggiorare

exacerbar

kızdırmak

piorar

aggravare

exasperar

verschärfen

verärgern

exacerbar

agreujar

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ɪɡˈzæsɚˌbeɪt/

Étymologie (Anglais)

First attested in 1660; borrowed from Latin exacerbātus, perfect passive participle of Latin exacerbō (“to provoke”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from ex- (“out of; thoroughly”) + acerbō (“to embitter, harshen or worsen”).