Synonyms for "exacerbation" (75 found)

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Closest matches (15)

aggravationaccelerandoaccelerationagitationamplificationanimationannoyancearousalarousingaugmentationbeefing-upblowing upblowupchafe

Noun(1 words)

aggravation

Strong matches (23)

concentrationcondensationconsolidationcontentiousnessdeepeningdeliberate aggravationdeteriorationelectrificationembitteringembittermentenhancementenlargementexaggerationexasperationexcitationexcitementexhilarationexplosionfomentation

Noun(4 words)

corruptiondebasementdegradationdepravation

Related words (37)

fretgallgalvanizationheating-upheighteningincitementincreaseinflammationinformation explosioninfuriationintensificationirritantirritationlathering upmagnificationperturbationpickuppopulation explosionprovocationredoubling

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reinforcementsharpeningsouringspeedupsteaming upstep upstep-upstimulationstimulusstirringstirring upstrengtheningtighteningwhipping upworking upworsening

Noun(1 words)

reagudization

Related word relations

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8 relation types

More general

2 entries

exasperationintensification

Antonyms

1 entries

amelioration

Synonyms

1 entries

aggravation

Related terms

3 entries

exacerbateexacervationparoxysm

derived

1 entries

pseudoexacerbation

derived from

1 entries

exacerbate

is a

1 entries

exasperation

related to

4 entries

diseaseexacerbateincreaseseverity

Translations

13 translations across 10 languages.

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Bulgarian

1 entries

• влошаване noun (increase in severity)

Catalan

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• exacerbació noun (increase in severity)

French

1 entries

• exacerbation noun (increase in severity)

German

3 entries

• Erbitterung noun (increase in severity)
• Verschlimmerung noun (increase in severity)
• Verschärfung noun (increase in severity)

Greek

1 entries

• επιδείνωση noun (increase in severity)

Italian

2 entries

• esacerbamento noun (increase in severity)
• esacerbazione noun (increase in severity)

Latin

1 entries

• exacerbātiō noun (increase in severity)

Portuguese

1 entries

• exacerbação noun (increase in severity)

Serbo-Croatian

1 entries

• egzacerbacija noun (increase in severity)

Spanish

1 entries

• exacerbación noun (increase in severity)

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