exacerbation
nounUS /ɪɡˈzæsɚˌbeɪʃən/ · UK /ɪɡˈzæsəˌbeɪʃən/
Etymology From Middle English exacerbacyoun, from Latin exacerbātiōnem, from exacerbāre (“to provoke, make harsh”). See exacerbate.
1
Usually An increase in the severity of something (such as a disease)
- Synonyms
- aggravation
- Antonyms
- amelioration
- Derived terms
- pseudoexacerbation
- Related terms
- exacerbate, exacervation, paroxysm