exacerbation

English

Etymology

From Latin exacerbātiōnem, from exacerbāre (“to provoke, make harsh”). See exacerbate.

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

exacerbation (usually uncountable, plural exacerbations)

An increase in the severity of something (such as a disease)

Synonyms

aggravation

Antonyms

amelioration

Related terms

exacerbate

Translations

increase in severity

Bulgarian: влошаване (bg) n (vlošavane)
German: Verschärfung f, Verschlimmerung (de) f, Erbitterung (de) f
Greek: επιδείνωση (el) f (epideínosi)

Italian: esacerbazione (it), esacerbamento m
Spanish: exacerbación (es)

References

Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933.

French

Pronunciation

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Noun

exacerbation f (plural exacerbations)

exacerbation

Further reading

“exacerbation” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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