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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesverschlimmern
Pronunciation / Transliteration: verschlimmern
"Das schlechte Wetter wird die Situation nur verschlimmern."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
1 sense- 1
To make a problem, bad situation, or negative feeling worse.
"The heavy rain will only exacerbate the flooding in the region."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'exacerbat-', meaning 'provoked' or 'irritated', stemming from the prefix 'ex-' (out, thoroughly) combined with 'acerbus' (harsh, bitter). It entered English in the mid-17th century, initially retaining its literal medical and emotional sense of making a harsh condition or bitterness worse.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Exacerbate" is said worldwide
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exacerber
Transliteration: exacerber
"Cette décision ne fera qu'exacerber les tensions."
verschlimmern
Transliteration: verschlimmern
"Das schlechte Wetter wird die Situation nur verschlimmern."
esacerbare
Transliteration: esacerbare
"Queste misure potrebbero esacerbare il conflitto."
exacerbar
Transliteration: exacerbar
"El humo puede exacerbar los problemas respiratorios."
exacerbar
Transliteration: exacerbar
"A crise econômica vai exacerbar as desigualdades sociais."
बदतर करना
Transliteration: badtar karna
"इस दवा से आपकी स्थिति बदतर हो सकती है।"
加剧
Transliteration: jiājù
"污染会加剧气候变化带来的影响。"
악화시키다
Transliteration: akhwasikida
"스트레스는 증상을 더욱 악화시킬 수 있습니다."
悪化させる
Transliteration: akka saseru
"その薬を飲むと症状が悪化する恐れがあります。"
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