exacerbate a condition

Frequency: 7.311.8 per million words

to make a medical condition or illness more severe

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Examples (10)

  • Stress can exacerbate a pre-existing condition.
  • The medication may exacerbate your condition if taken incorrectly.
  • Poor diet choices tend to exacerbate the condition.
  • Smoking will only exacerbate your respiratory condition.
  • Hot weather can exacerbate certain skin conditions.
  • Lack of sleep may exacerbate his mental condition.
  • The doctor warned that alcohol could exacerbate the condition.
  • Physical activity might exacerbate this inflammatory condition.
  • Certain foods are known to exacerbate digestive conditions.
  • Ignoring treatment will likely exacerbate the chronic condition.