exacerbation

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
23
Words With Friends
26
Letters
12
Pronunciation
/ɪɡˈzæsɚˌbeɪʃən/ (US)
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/ɪɡˈzæsɚˌbeɪʃən/ (US) · /ɪɡˈzæsəˌbeɪʃən/ (UK) · /ɪkˈsæs-/ (UK)

Definition of exacerbation

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (uncountable, usually)An increase in the severity of something (such as a disease)

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Etymology

From Middle English exacerbacyoun, from Latin exacerbātiōnem, from exacerbāre (“to provoke, make harsh”). See exacerbate.

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