1a : to increase the amount or degree of : augment. b : to make brighter or more intense : deepen.

What does heightened mean in a sentence?

to increase or make something increase, especially an emotion or effect: The strong police presence only heightened the tension among the crowd. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Increasing and intensifying.

What does heightened mean in this story?

to strengthen, deepen, or intensify: to heighten the plot of a story; to heighten one's awareness or appreciation; to heighten one's suffering.