| NOUN | act | exacerbation, aggravation | action / action that makes a problem or a disease (or its symptoms / symptoms) worse |
|---|---|---|---|
| act | exacerbation | violent and bitter exasperation |
| Sounds | ihgzae.serbey'shahn | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | action / action that makes a problem or a disease (or its symptoms / symptoms) worse. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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