NOUN | act | exacerbation, aggravation | action / action that makes a problem or a disease (or its symptoms / symptoms) worse |
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act | exacerbation | violent and bitter exasperation |
Sounds | ihgzae.serbey'shahn | |
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Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... |
Meaning | action / action that makes a problem or a disease (or its symptoms / symptoms) worse. | |
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Synonym | aggravation | |
Broader | intensification | action / action that makes something stronger or more extreme / extreme |
Spanish | agravamiento, exacerbación | |
Catalan | agreujament, exacerbació | |
Verbs | exacerbate | make worse |
Meaning | violent and bitter exasperation. | |
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Example | "his foolishness was followed by an exacerbation of their quarrel" | |
Broader | exasperation | actions that cause great irritation (or even anger) |
Spanish | exacerbación | |
Verbs | exacerbate | exasperate or irritate |
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