exacerbation

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English exacerbacyoun, from Latin exacerbātiōnem, from exacerbāre (“to provoke, make harsh”). See exacerbate. === Pronunciation === (US) IPA(key): /ɪɡˈzæsɚˌbeɪʃən/ (UK) IPA(key): /ɪɡˈzæsəˌbeɪʃən/, /ɪkˈsæs-/ Rhymes: -eɪʃən === Noun === exacerbation (usually uncountable, plural exacerbations) An increase in the severity of something (such as a disease) ==== Synonyms ==== aggravation ==== Antonyms ==== amelioration ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== exacerbate ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== exacervation paroxysm (in medicine, esp. neurology) === References === James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), “Exacerbation”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC. == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛɡ.za.sɛʁ.ba.sjɔ̃/ === Noun === exacerbation f (plural exacerbations) exacerbation === Further reading === “exacerbation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012