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Exacerbation

//ɪɡˈzæsɚˌbeɪʃən// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    An increase in the severity of something (such as a disease) uncountable, usually
  2. 2
    action that makes a problem or a disease (or its symptoms) worse wordnet
  3. 3
    violent and bitter exasperation wordnet

Etymology

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

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