Found 2 items, similar to exacerbation.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: exacerbation exacerbation n 1: action that makes a problem or a disease (or its symptoms) worse; “the aggravation of her condition resulted from lack of care” [syn: aggravation] 2: violent and bitter exasperation; “his foolishness was followed by an exacerbation of their quarrel”
English → English (gcide) Definition: Exacerbation Exacerbation \Ex*ac`er*ba"tion\ ([e^]gz*[a^]s`[~e]r*b[=a]"sh[u^]n) n. [Cf. F. exacerbation.] 1. The act of rendering more violent or bitter; the state of being exacerbated or intensified in violence or malignity; as, exacerbation of passion. [1913 Webster] 2. (Med.) A periodical increase of violence in a disease, as in remittent or continuous fever; an increased energy of diseased and painful action. [1913 Webster]