Exacerbate and Torment

Exacerbate

Exacerbate verb - To make more severe.

Torment and exacerbate are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Torment" instead a verb "Exacerbate".

Nearby Words: exacerbation, exacerbating

Torment

Torment verb - To cause persistent suffering to.

Exacerbate and torment are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Exacerbate" instead a verb "Torment".

Nearby Words: tormented, tormenting, tormentor

Common collocations

soul exacerbate soul torment soul
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