Vocabulary
Exacerbated
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
make (a problem, bad situation, or negative feeling) worse
Urdu meaning
مرض میں شدت پیدا کرنا، مشتعل کرنا
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- The competing narratives of victory in the May 2025 crisis exacerbated these insecurities.
- But Karachi`s issues of urban flooding are unique in many ways, exacerbated by bad planning and unchecked growth.
- Expansion, with little planning for faculty availability, has exacerbated the problem.
- Though the latter disaster was caused by deliberate arson, matters were exacerbated by the fact that many exits were either locked or blocked.
- The findings suggest that terrorism both contributes to and is exacerbated by poverty, creating a self-reinforcing cycle that hinders economic development.
Synonyms
aggravate, make worse, worsen, inflame
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