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Noun: exacerbation  ig`za-sur'bey-shun
  1. Action that makes a problem or a disease (or its symptoms) worse
    "the exacerbation of her condition resulted from lack of care"
    - aggravation
     
  2. Violent and bitter exasperation
    "his foolishness was followed by an exacerbation of their quarrel"

Derived forms: exacerbations

See also: exacerbate

Type of: exasperation, intensification

Encyclopedia: Exacerbation

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