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exacerbation en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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• /ɪɡˈzæsɚˌbeɪʃən/ (US)
• /ɪɡˈzæsəˌbeɪʃən/ (UK)
• /ɪkˈsæs-/ (UK)

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. (uncountable, usually) An increase in the severity of something (such as a disease)

Forms

Antonyms

amelioration

Deriveds

pseudoexacerbation

Relateds

paroxysm · exacervation · exacerbate

Synonyms

aggravation

Translations (16)

bg влошаване (increase in severity) · pl zaostrzenie (increase in severity) · fr exacerbation (increase in severity) · it esacerbazione (increase in severity) · de Verschlimmerung (increase in severity) · la exacerbātiō (increase in severity) · de Erbitterung (increase in severity) · pl pogorszenie (increase in severity) · id eksaserbasi (increase in severity) · sh egzacerbacija (increase in severity) · pt exacerbação (increase in severity) · de Verschärfung (increase in severity) · el επιδείνωση (increase in severity) · es exacerbación (increase in severity) · ca exacerbació (increase in severity) · it esacerbamento (increase in severity)