Word for the Day: exacerbate

[Louis Foxwell]

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In order that we might all raise the level of discourse and expand our language abilities, here is the daily post of "Word for the Day".

(exacerbate)

hear it pronounced

verb

verb ex·ac·er·bate \ig-ˈza-sər-ˌbāt\

: to make (a bad situation, a problem, etc.) worse

exacerbate verb ex·ac·er·bate \ig-ˈza-sər-ˌbāt\

: to make (a bad situation, a problem, etc.) worse

forms: ex·ac·er·bat·ed ex·ac·er·bat·ing

Full Definition of EXACERBATE transitive verb : to make more violent, bitter, or severe

Rules: Everyone must leave a post using the Word for the Day in a sentence.
The sentence must, in some way, relate to the news of the day.

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[Honorary Serb]

Then comes Megyn Kelly, to exacerbate the situation with our unqualified set of candidates!!!!

[Louis Foxwell]

A meaningful enquiry. Um...probably just a failure to edit. It can be exasperating.

Here's your award:

[MrB]

You bad!

But... how many other minds went there...

[afraidfortherepublic]

I’ve been making the rounds of doctors the past 2 weeks whose poking and prodding have merely exacerbated my anxiety.

[Louis Foxwell]

Lots of smart a** homework expected today. I believe I have the perfect award:

[Louis Foxwell]

A perfect use of the WFTD. Since there will probably not be many legitimate entries you are hereby awarded NUMERO UNO.

[Louis Foxwell]

Yes she is. ALSO a perfect use of the WFTD. And who says I cannot award FIRST PLACE to more than one worthy entry?

[Louis Foxwell]

Then there is the genius award, situated just abovbe FIRST PLACE:

Pearls of Wisdom Award:

[Louis Foxwell]

Here we are again. I knew this was coming.

[Louis Foxwell]

Yea, verily. A worthy definition but we need you to use the word.

[Louis Foxwell]

Obama is exasperation. Winner of the #2 award:

[Louis Foxwell]

Either gibberish or genius, I am not sure which. For sheer chutzpah I award:

satire award

[Louis Foxwell]

Better today I trust.

[Louis Foxwell]

And here is your SA award.

[Louis Foxwell]

We like it, a lot.

Honorable Mention Award:

[left that other site]

Yes. It still hurts, but I did not swell up and die, so i guess i will be ok!

[VRWCmember]

I know that if you exacerbate you can grow hair on your palms.

And if you do it enough you could go blind. (I just need reading glasses right now.)

[VRWCmember]

Hearing Ødingo’s voice on a television set or radio, not only exacerbates my high blood pressure, but triggers my Tourette’s syndrome responses.

[VRWCmember]

Hearing Ødingo’s voice on a television set or radio, not only exacerbates my high blood pressure, but triggers my Tourette’s syndrome responses.

I'm right there with you bro.

[VRWCmember]

But... how many other minds went there...

My first thought was to imagine how some of our limericians and other poets might use today's word.