exacerbation
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Latin exacerbātiōnem, from exacerbāre (“to provoke, make harsh”). See exacerbate.
Pronunciation
[edit]- Rhymes: -eɪʃən
Noun
[edit]exacerbation (usually uncountable, plural exacerbations)
Synonyms
[edit]Antonyms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]increase in severity
|
See also
[edit]- paroxysm (in medicine, esp. neurology)
References
[edit]- Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933.
French
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Audio: (file)
Noun
[edit]exacerbation f (plural exacerbations)
Further reading
[edit]- “exacerbation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.