heightened

heightened
index inflated (overestimated), intense

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  • heightened — adjective heightened interest/​awareness/​expectations Thesaurus: words used to describe increases and decreaseshyponym to increase, or to increase somethingsynonym Main entry: heighten …   Useful english dictionary

  • Heightened — Heighten Height en (h[imac]t n), v. t. [Written also {highten}.] [imp. & p. p. {Heightened}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Heightening}.] 1. To make high; to raise higher; to elevate. [1913 Webster] 2. To carry forward; to advance; to increase; to augment; to …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • heightened — adj. Heightened is used with these nouns: ↑activity, ↑alert, ↑awareness, ↑colour, ↑competition, ↑emotion, ↑excitement, ↑expectation, ↑perception, ↑risk, ↑security, ↑ …   Collocations dictionary

  • heightened interrogation —    torture    As authorized by the Nazis and other authoritarian regimes:     Down in the cellar the Gestapo was licensed to practise what the Ministry of Justice called heightened interrogation . (R. Harris, 1992) …   How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

  • heightened — adjective increased in intensity or concentration; elevated, stepped up …   Wiktionary

  • heightened — Synonyms and related words: accelerated, aggrandized, aggravated, amplified, annoyed, augmented, beefed up, bloated, boosted, broadened, deepened, deliberately provoked, elevated, embittered, enhanced, enlarged, exacerbated, exasperated, expanded …   Moby Thesaurus

  • heightened — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective 1. Intensely sustained, especially in activity: concentrated, fierce, heavy, intense, intensive. See STRONG. 2. Abnormally increased, especially in intensity: elevated, high, raised. See INCREASE …   English dictionary for students

  • heightened — adj. raised high, elevated; exalted; in high spirits, joyful; brightened height·en || haɪtn v. raise, elevate; increase, intensify, enhance; grow …   English contemporary dictionary

  • heightened — See: heighten …   English dictionary

  • Jabe Babe - A Heightened Life — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Jabe Babe A Heightened Life (Una vida elevada) es una película documental australiana de 52 minutos de duración dirigida en 2005 por Janet Merewether. El tema de la película es Jabe Babe, una mujer diagnosticada de… …   Wikipedia Español

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