exacerbation
English
editEtymology
editFrom Latin exacerbātiōnem, from exacerbāre (“to provoke, make harsh”). See exacerbate.
Pronunciation
edit- Rhymes: -eɪʃən
Noun
editexacerbation (usually uncountable, plural exacerbations)
Synonyms
editAntonyms
editRelated terms
editTranslations
editincrease in severity
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See also
edit- paroxysm (in medicine, esp. neurology)
References
edit- Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933.
French
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Noun
editexacerbation f (plural exacerbations)
Further reading
edit- “exacerbation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.