exacerbation
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ərˌbeɪt, ɛkˈsæs- verb (used with object), ex·ac·er·bat·ed, ex·ac·er·bat·ing.
1.
to increase the severity, bitterness, or violence of (disease, ill feeling, etc.); aggravate.
2.
to embitter the feelings of (a person); irritate; exasperate.
Origin:
1650–60; < Latin exacerbātus (past participle of exacerbāre to exasperate, provoke), equivalent to ex- ex-1 + acerbātus acerbate
1650–60; < Latin exacerbātus (past participle of exacerbāre to exasperate, provoke), equivalent to ex- ex-1 + acerbātus acerbate
Related forms
ex·ac·er·bat·ing·ly, adverb
ex·ac·er·ba·tion, noun
un·ex·ac·er·bat·ed, adjective
un·ex·ac·er·bat·ing, adjective
Synonyms
1. intensify, inflame, worsen.
1. intensify, inflame, worsen.
Antonyms
1. relieve, soothe, alleviate.
1. relieve, soothe, alleviate.
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| —vb | |
| 1. | to make (pain, disease, emotion, etc) more intense; aggravate |
| 2. | to exasperate or irritate (a person) |
| [C17: from Latin exacerbāre to irritate, from acerbus bitter] | |
| exacer'bation | |
| —n | |
| exacerbate (ɪɡˈzæsəˌbeɪt, ɪkˈsæs-) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to make (pain, disease, emotion, etc) more intense; aggravate |
| 2. | to exasperate or irritate (a person) |
| [C17: from Latin exacerbāre to irritate, from acerbus bitter] | |
| exacer'bation | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
exacerbation
1580s, from L.L. exacerbationem (nom. exacerbatio), from L. exacerbare "exasperate, irritate," from ex- "thoroughly" + acerbus "harsh, bitter," from acer "sharp, keen" (see acrid).
exacerbate
1650s, from L. exacerbat-, pp. stem of exacerbare (see exacerbation). Related: Exacerbated; exacerbating.
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Medical Dictionary
exacerbation ex·ac·er·ba·tion (ĭg-zās'ər-bā'shən)
n.
An increase in the severity of a disease or in any of its signs or symptoms.
ex·ac'er·bate' v.
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Example sentences
Near-term negative consequences include exacerbation of unemployment among migrant populations.
Gross exacerbation of social inequality is a grave social harm.
Another is the exacerbation of social tensions in what is a perilously unequal country.
An acute exacerbation of asthma is commonly referred to as an asthma attack.
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