exacerbate a problem
Frequency: 8.015.1 per million words
to make an existing problem more serious
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Examples (10)
- The new policy will only exacerbate the existing problem.
- Heavy rainfall continues to exacerbate the flooding problem.
- Poor communication can exacerbate any workplace problem.
- The medication may exacerbate the sleep problem.
- Budget cuts will likely exacerbate the staffing problem.
- Ignoring the issue will only exacerbate the problem further.
- Rising costs continue to exacerbate the housing problem.
- The delay has exacerbated an already serious problem.
- Stress tends to exacerbate every health problem.
- Political tensions could exacerbate the economic problem.