verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
compound/exacerbate a problem formal (= make it worse )
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The country’s economic problems are compounded by its ageing population.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
further
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The problem is further exacerbated by the prevailing view as to the nature and constituents of leadership in schools.
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Blue chips as a whole struggled under that burden, which was further exacerbated by fresh selling of telecom and media issues.
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My habit of going for long walking and cycling trips alone further exacerbated my reputation for oddness.
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Their problems were further exacerbated by the fact that many people took the Government at their word and simply stopped paying.
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This is further exacerbated by the noise in many factories which makes conversation difficult and so relationships with others are diminished.
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David Tindle recounts: Minton was further exacerbated by the groundswell of interest in abstract art forming at this time.
only
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The pressures and prejudices which attend their activities and relationships only exacerbate their instability.
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Also, computer industry trends toward distributed computing, and nomadic or mobile computer users, only exacerbate security challenges.
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Government reaction only exacerbated the problem.
■ NOUN
conflict
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The political changes in both states have, if anything, exacerbated the conflict .
fact
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Their problems were further exacerbated by the fact that many people took the Government at their word and simply stopped paying.
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The problem is exacerbated by the fact that many of the mines are now within built-up areas.
problem
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The structure of modern social life merely exacerbates the problems faced by families.
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They would exacerbate the problems of unbalanced power that threaten any cooperative relationship.
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This will exacerbate the problem of deciding whether or not to prosecute.
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However much they hated the loneliness, in some ways the new managers exacerbated the problem by their behavior.
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Harsh weather and central heating make skin drier and cleaning with water can exacerbate the problem .
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But this time the results have only compounded and exacerbated the problems of the Republican Party.
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Dumping of excess inventory by some manufacturers has exacerbated the problem .
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Unfortunately their efforts typically exacerbate the problem .
shortage
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The situation was made worse by the 1986 earthquake, which exacerbated the housing shortage and destroyed or damaged numerous schools.
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Market specialists said yesterday's price rises were exacerbated by a shortage of stock in many leading companies.
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This exacerbated the growing shortage of food, fuel and raw materials.
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Landlords believe that the Rent Acts unfairly interfere with freedom of contract and exacerbate the housing shortage .
situation
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The current cuts in public expenditure will inevitably exacerbate this situation .
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Alternating attempts at forthright assertion of authority and tentative gestures of conciliation exacerbated the situation .
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Stern warnings broadcast over the student public-address system in the evening of 8 October exacerbated the situation .
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The damp conditions would exacerbate such a situation .
tension
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Urging restraint in the development of conventional forces, the statement said that otherwise these could exacerbate political tensions .
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We are not interested, frankly, in doing anything that would exacerbate the tensions .
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Howe's unkind remarks have exacerbated racial tensions in the community.
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Ironically, the government's reassurances may have exacerbated fear about the disease.
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The family's problems were exacerbated when Walter lost his job.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Financial problems have been exacerbated by declining enrollment.
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Friction between the generations is exacerbated when younger staff grasp the new idea and their creativity is suddenly released.
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The floods have been exacerbated by our stupidity.
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The problem is further exacerbated by the prevailing view as to the nature and constituents of leadership in schools.
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Their dilemmas are similar to those of many adoptive families but are exacerbated by the racial and ethnic issues already discussed.
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Their speeches had a pitiful, pleading quality about them, exacerbating the problem.