exacerbation

Meanings

• Noun

  The act of making a condition or situation worse.

  - "His condition was exacerbated by the stressful situation."
  - "The exacerbation of his symptoms required immediate medical attention."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with exacerbation
exasperation , salvation , station

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Variants

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exacerbate , exacerbated , exacerbates , exacerbating , exacerbation , exacerbations

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Etymology

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From the Latin word 'exacerbare', meaning 'to inflame or provoke'.

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Trivia

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1. Exacerbation is a common term used in asthma and COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) to describe the worsening of symptoms.

2. Exacerbation can also refer to the worsening of a conflict or argument.

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Related Concepts

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1. aggravation: Both exacerbation and aggravation refer to making a situation worse, but exacerbation specifically refers to making a medical condition worse, while aggravation can be used more generally to describe making any situation worse.

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Quotes

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1. … the sway that pack journalism holds on the Beltway press corps persists. The Crowd is never so influential as in the ever-lengthening season of presidential campaigns. The feverish obsessions of the blogosphere have only "exacerbated" the phenomenon: Now the herd just turns faster in pursuit of some ginned-up "controversy" or faux scandal.

   - {it}Editor & Publisher{/it},April 2007

2. The declining retirement security faced by growing numbers of Americans is being "exacerbated" by increasing longevity and quickly rising health care costs.

   - Jeff Madrick,{it}New York Review of Books{/it},20 Mar. 2008

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Culture

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Exacerbation is a common term used in medical contexts to describe the worsening of a disease or condition. It can also be used figuratively to describe the worsening of a situation or conflict.

How to Memorize "exacerbation"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a flame being added to a fire, making it burn brighter and hotter.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word with the image of a red, inflamed condition.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Ex-acerbate' to remember the meaning: Ex-acerbate means to make something worse.

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