EXACERBATIONS | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Exacerbation

Speech Type: Noun

Etymology:

late Middle English (in the sense ‘provocation to anger’): from Latin exacerbatio(n-), from the verb exacerbare (see exacerbate)

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: ɪɡˌzasəˈbeɪʃn
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: ɛɡˌzasəˈbeɪʃn
Dialects: British English
Definition:

the process of making a problem, bad situation, or negative feeling worse

Short Definition:

process of making problem worse

Examples:
  • a lack of stress reduction skills can lead to the exacerbation of existing problems and the onset of many others

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