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exacerbate terror

[ɪɡˈzæsərbeɪt ˈterər]
verb phrase
agravar o terror
1. to make terror, fear, or a state of terror worse, more intense, or more severe
The government's harsh policies only served to exacerbate terror among the population.
As políticas severas do governo apenas serviram para agravar o terror entre a população.
2. to intensify or worsen a situation involving fear or terrorism
Recent attacks have exacerbated terror in the region.
Os ataques recentes agravaram o terror na região.
Synonyms
intensify fearworsen terroramplify dreadheighten panicincrease anxiety
Antonyms
alleviate terrorreduce feardiminish dreadease anxietycalm panic

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
agravar o terror
standard usage across Brazil
Portugal
agravar o terror
standard usage in European Portuguese

Related Idioms & Phrases

add fuel to the fire
make matters worse
compound the problem
pour oil on troubled waters (antonym)
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