Definitions for exacerbation
ex·ac·er·ba·tion

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. aggravation, exacerbationnoun

   action that makes a problem or a disease (or its symptoms) worse

   "the aggravation of her condition resulted from lack of care"

2. exacerbationnoun

   violent and bitter exasperation

   "his foolishness was followed by an exacerbation of their quarrel"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. exacerbationnoun

   An increase in the severity of something (such as a disease)

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Exacerbationnoun

   Etymology: from exacerbate.

   1. Encrease of malignity; augmented force or severity.2. Height of a disease; paroxysm.

   The patient may strive, by little and little, to overcome the symptom in exacerbation; and so, by time, turn suffering into nature. Francis Bacon, Natural History, №. 61.

   Watchfulness and delirium, and exacerbation, every other day. John Arbuthnot, on Diet.

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1. Exacerbation

   An exacerbation, in medicine, is the worsening of a disease or an increase in its symptoms. Examples includes an acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and acute exacerbation of congestive heart failure.

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1. exacerbation

   Exacerbation refers to the act of making a problem, a disease, or a situation worse or more severe. It can also be referred to as a sudden increase in the severity or intensity of something, often a medical condition.

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1. Exacerbationnoun

   the act rendering more violent or bitter; the state of being exacerbated or intensified in violence or malignity; as, exacerbation of passion

2. Exacerbationnoun

   a periodical increase of violence in a disease, as in remittent or continious fever; an increased energy of diseased and painful action

3. Etymology: [Cf. F. exacerbation.]

Matched Categories

1. • Exasperation
   • Intensification

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of exacerbation in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of exacerbation in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of exacerbation in a Sentence

1. Philip Tierno Jr.:

   Once you have the infection, it could remain dormant and with minimal symptoms, and then you can get an exacerbation if it finds its way into the lungs.

2. Alexander Donskoy:

   Currently, we have an exacerbation of relations with Turkey, so, I show here, right in the center of Turkey, on its main street where the Russian embassy is at, that Putin is Russia.

3. Michael Mann:

   The elderly and those with pre-existent conditions, such as asthma and heart failure, are likely to face declining health due to exacerbation of their conditions due to weather, heat exhaustion and stroke, dehydration, migraines, loss of sleep and mood alteration can all occur due to dangerous heat. Historical data shows that more people are likely to be involved in vehicle crashes due to heat-related impacts, such as decreased ability to concentrate, the poor quality of sleep they get and impaired mood, etc.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=exacerbation
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Exacerbation
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=exacerbation
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exacerbation
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exacerbation
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=exacerbation