English dictionary

exacerbation

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

action that makes a problem or a disease (or its symptoms) worse

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Synonyms aggravation

Source: WordNet 3.0
violent and bitter exasperation

noun.act

Examples
His foolishness was followed by an exacerbation of their quarrel.

Source: WordNet 3.0
The act rendering more violent or bitter; the state of being exacerbated or intensified in violence or malignity; as, <i>exacerbation</i> of passion.

noun

Source: webster1913