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Definitions: Exacerbation |
ExacerbationNoun1. Action that makes a problem or a disease (or its symptoms) worse; "the aggravation of her condition resulted from lack of care". 2. Violent and bitter exasperation; "his foolishness was followed by an exacerbation of their quarrel". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "exacerbation" was first used: 14th century. (references) |
Etymology: Exacerbation \Ex*ac`er*ba"tion\n. [Compare to the French expression exacerbation.]. (Websters 1913) |
Synonym: ExacerbationSynonym: aggravation (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Aggravation | Noun: aggravation, worsening, heightening; exacerbation; exasperation; overestimation; exaggeration. |
Increase | Noun: increase, augmentation, enlargement, extension; dilatation; (expansion); increment, accretion; accession; development, growth; aggrandizement, aggravation; rise; ascent; exaggeration exacerbation; spread; (dispersion); flood tide; gain, produce, product, profit. |
Violence | Severity; ferocity, rage, fury; exacerbation, exasperation, malignity; fit, paroxysm; orgasm, climax, aphrodisia; force, brute force; outrage; coup de main; strain, shock, shog; spasm, convulsion, throe; hysterics, passion; (state of excitability). |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Exacerbation |
| English words defined with "exacerbation": atenolol ♦ Lopressor ♦ metoprolol ♦ Tenormin. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Exacerbation" is also a word in the following language with the English translation in parentheses. French (exacerbation). |
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Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | Relapse refers to the exacerbation of an ongoing episode after an initial suppression of symptoms. (references) | |
Tricyclics may lead to weight gain, orthostatic hypotension, subtle confusional states, and exacerbation of mania. (references) | ||
Basic research on the mechanisms underlying the etiology, exacerbation, and response to treatment of specific forms of urinary incontinence and urgency. (references) | ||
Human Rights | South Africa | The parole boards still are staffed by lower ranking DCS employees; NGO's have attributed the low number of parole decisions and an exacerbation of the overcrowding conditions in prisons to this. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "Exacerbation" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Exacerbation" is used about 26 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 26 | 68,323 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
exacerbation | 13 |
copd exacerbation | 6 |
asthma exacerbation | 4 |
exacerbation ms | 3 |
acute exacerbation | 2 |
acute copd exacerbation | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "exacerbation"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | rëndim (gravity), keqësim (aggravation, decline, degradation, deterioration, letdown), acarim (aggravation, fluster, irritation, snap, sourness). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | مفاقمة. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | усилване (aggrandizement, amplification, augmentation, enhancement, increase, intensification), раздразняване, изостряне (exasperation). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 恶化 (Aggravation, Deteriorate, Deteriorated, Deteriorating, Deterioration, Exacerbate, Exacerbated, exacerbating, Worsen, worsened, worsening). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | exacerbation, exacerbatio, forværring (degradation, rebound, rebound effect, surface deterioration). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | exacerbatie. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | exacerbation. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Exazerbation, Erbitterung (bitterness, exasperation, fierceness, rage). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | παρόξυνση, πίκρανση (embitter), επιδείνωση (aggravation, deterioration, rebound, rebound effect, recrudescence). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | "חרפ" (aggravation, embitterment, worsening). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | elkeserítés (aggravation, exasperation). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | esacerbazione (bitterness, embitterment). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | exacerbationay exacerbação (recrudescence). (various references) exacerbare. (various references) экзацербация, обострение, пароксизм (paroxysm). (various references) pogoršanje (deterioration, impairment). (various references) exacerbación. (various references) irritation (annoyance, fret, gall, irritation, vexation), intencifiering, förvärrande (aggravating, aggravation). (various references) sinirlendirme (harassment, irritation), azdırma, şiddetlendirme (aggravation, intensification). (various references) роздратування (anger, annoyance, chafe, disgust, distemper, exasperation, fret, harass, inflammation, irritation, needle, peeve, petulance, petulancy, pique, provocation, teen), злість (devilry, malice, rancor, rancour, spite, venom, viciousness, wickedness), поглиблення. (various references) sự tức giận (anger, displeasure, dudgeon, wrath), sự l m tăng (enhancement), sự l m tức giận, sự l m cáu tiết (exasperation). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | exacerbare. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "exacerbation": exacerbations. (additional references) | |
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"Exacerbation" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: esacerbation, exascerbation, exaserbation, Exulceratio. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "exacerbation" (pronounced igza'serbā"shun) |
| 6 | -er b ā" sh u n | masturbation, perturbation. |
| 5 | -b ā" sh u n | approbation, incubation, probation. |
| 4 | -ā" sh u n | abbreviation, abdication, aberration, abomination, abrogation, acceleration, acclimation, accommodation, accreditation, accumulation, accusation, acidification, activation, adaptation, adjudication, administration, admiration, adoration, adulation, advocation, affectation, affiliation, affirmation, agglomeration, aggravation, agitation, alienation, allegation, alleviation, allocation, alphabetization, alteration, altercation, amalgamation, amelioration, amortization, amplification, amputation, animation, annexation, annihilation, annotation, anticipation, antidiscrimination, appellation, application, appreciation, appropriation, approximation, arbitration, argumentation, articulation, aspiration, assassination, assimilation, association, augmentation, authentication, authorization, automation, aviation, avocation, balkanization, bifurcation, calculation, calibration, cancellation, cannibalization, capitalization, capitulation, carnation, castration, categorization, causation, celebration, centralization, certification, cessation, cetacean, characterization, citation, civilization, clarification, classification, coagulation, codification, cogeneration, cogitation, cohabitation, collaboration, collectivization, colonization, coloration, colorization, combination, commemoration, commendation, commercialization, communication, communization, compensation, compilation, complication, computation, computerization, concatenation, concentration, conciliation, condemnation, condensation, confabulation, confederation, configuration, confirmation, confiscation, conflagration, confrontation, conglomeration, congratulation, congregation, conjugation, connotation, consecration, conservation, consideration, consolation, consolidation, constellation, consternation, constipation, consultation, consummation, contamination, contemplation, continuation, conversation, convocation, cooperation, coordination, coronation, corporation, correlation, corroboration, creation, cremation, criminalization, crustacean, culmination, cultivation, dalmatian, damnation, decaffeination, decapitation, deceleration, decentralization, decertification, declaration, decontamination, decoration, decriminalization, dedication, defamation, deflation, deforestation, deformation, degeneration, degradation, dehumanization, dehydration, deification, deinstitutionalization, delegation, deliberation, delineation, demarcation, demilitarization, demobilization, democratization, demodulation, demonization, demonstration, demoralization, denationalization, denomination, denuclearization, denunciation, depopulation, deportation, depravation, depreciation, depredation, deprivation, deregulation, derivation, desalination, desalinization, desecration, desegregation, desiccation, designation, desolation, desperation, destabilization, destination, determination, detonation, detoxication, detoxification, devaluation, devastation, deviation, dictation, differentiation, dilatation, dilation, discoloration, discontinuation, discrimination, disembarkation, disinclination, disinflation, disinformation, disintegration, dislocation, disorganization, disorientation, dispensation, disputation, disqualification, dissemination, dissertation, dissipation, dissociation, distillation, diversification, divination, documentation, domestication, domination, donation, dramatization, duplication, duration, echolocation, edification, education, ejaculation, elaboration, elation, electrification, elevation, elimination, elongation, emanation, emancipation, embarkation, emigration, emulation, enumeration, equalization, equitation, equivocation, eradication, escalation, estimation, evacuation, evaluation, evaporation, evocation, exaggeration, examination, exasperation, excavation, excitation, exclamation, excommunication, exfoliation, exhalation, exhilaration, exhortation, exhumation, exoneration, expatriation, expectation, experimentation, expiration, explanation, explication, exploitation, exploration, expropriation, extermination, extrapolation, fabrication, facilitation, falsification, fascination, federation, fermentation, fertilization, fibrillation, figuration, filtration, fixation, flirtation, flotation, fluctuation, fluoridation, foliation, formation, formulation, fortification, foundation, fragmentation, frustration, fumigation, gasification, gastrulation, generalization, generation, gentrification, germination, gestation, glaciation, globalization, glorification, gradation, graduation, granulation, gratification, gravitation, gyration, habitation, hallucination, harmonization, hesitation, hibernation, hospitalization, humiliation, hybridization, hydration, hydrogenation, hyperinflation, identification, illumination, illustration, imagination, imitation, immigration, immunization, impersonation, implantation, implementation, implication, importation, impregnation, improvisation, imputation, inactivation, inauguration, incantation, incapacitation, incarceration, incarnation, inclination, incoordination, incorporation, incrimination, incrustation, indemnification, indentation, indexation, indication, indignation, indoctrination, industrialization, infatuation, infestation, infiltration, inflammation, inflation, information, inhabitation, inhalation, initiation, innovation, inoculation, insemination, insinuation, inspiration, installation, instigation, institutionalization, instrumentation, insubordination, insulation, integration, intensification, internationalization, interpretation, interrogation, intimation, intimidation, intonation, intoxication, inundation, invalidation, investigation, invitation, invocation, ionization, irradiation, irrigation, irritation, isolation, jubilation, justification, laceration, lactation, legalization, legislation, levitation, liberalization, liberation, libration, ligation, limitation, liquidation, litigation, localization, location, lubrication, machination, magnetization, magnification, malformation, manifestation, manipulation, marginalization, maturation, maximization, mechanization, mediation, medication, meditation, menstruation, migration, mineralization, miniaturization, ministration, misallocation, misapplication, misappropriation, miscalculation, mischaracterization, miscommunication, miscreation, misidentification, misinformation, misinterpretation, misrepresentation, mitigation, mobilization, moderation, modernization, modification, modulation, molestation, monopolization, motivation, multiplication, mummification, mutation, mutilation, narration, nation, nationalization, naturalization, navigation, negation, negotiation, neutralization, nitration, nomination, nondiscrimination, nonproliferation, normalization, notation, notification, nucleation, nullification, obfuscation, obligation, observation, occupation, operation, optimization, oration, orchestration, ordination, organisation, organization, orientation, origination, ornamentation, oscillation, ossification, ostentation, ovation, overpopulation, overregulation, overvaluation, ovulation, oxidation, pacification, pagination, palpitation, participation, pasteurization, penetration, perforation, permutation, perpetuation, personalization, personification, perspiration, pigmentation, plantation, polarization, politicization, pollination, pontification, popularization, population, precipitation, predestination, prefabrication, premeditation, preoccupation, preparation, presentation, preservation, pressurization, privation, privatization, proclamation, procrastination, procreation, profanation, prognostication, proliferation, pronunciation, propagation, proration, prostration, protestation, provocation, publication, punctuation, purification, qualification, quantification, quotation, radiation, radicalization, ramification, ratification, rationalization, reaffirmation, realization, reallocation, reauthorization, recalculation, recantation, recapitalization, recertification, recitation, reclamation, reclassification, recommendation, reconciliation, reconfiguration, reconfirmation, reconsideration, recreation, recrimination, rectification, recuperation, redecoration, rededication, reevaluation, reexamination, reflation, reforestation, reformation, refrigeration, refutation, regeneration, regimentation, registration, regulation, rehabilitation, rehydration, reincarnation, reincorporation, reinterpretation, reinvigoration, reiteration, rejuvenation, relation, relaxation, relocation, remediation, remuneration, renationalization, renegotiation, renomination, renovation, renunciation, reorganization, reparation, repatriation, replication, representation, repudiation, reputation, reregulation, reservation, resignation, respiration, restoration, resuscitation, retaliation, retardation, reunification, revaluation, revelation, reverberation, revitalization, revocation, rotation, rumination, salvation, sanctification, sanitation, saponification, saturation, securitization, sedation, sedimentation, segmentation, segregation, sensation, separation, sequestration, simplification, simulation, situation, socialization, solicitation, sophistication, specialization, specification, speculation, stabilization, stagflation, stagnation, standardization, starvation, station, sterilization, stimulation, stipulation, strangulation, subluxation, subordination, subsidization, substantiation, suburbanization, suffocation, summation, superstation, syndication, tabulation, taxation, telecommunication, temptation, termination, titillation, toleration, transformation, transillumination, translation, transplantation, transportation, trepidation, triangulation, tribulation, undervaluation, unification, unionization, urbanization, usurpation, utilization, vacation, vaccination, vacillation, validation, valuation, vaporization, variation, vegetation, ventilation, verification, vibration, victimization, vilification, vindication, violation, visitation, visualization, vocation, vulgarization, westernization. |
| 3 | -sh u n | abduction, abolition, abortion, absolution, absorption, abstraction, academician, accession, accretion, acquisition, action, addiction, addition, admission, admonition, adoption, advection, affection, affliction, aggression, alliteration, alternation, ambition, ammunition, antiabortion, anticorruption, apparition, apportion, apprehension, ascension, ashen, assertion, assumption, attention, attraction, attribution, attrition, auction, audition, beautician, benediction, brutalization, caption, carburetion, caution, circulation, circumspection, clinician, coalition, coercion, cognition, collection, commission, commotion, compassion, competition, completion, complexion, composition, comprehension, compression, compulsion, compunction, conception, conceptualization, concession, concoction, concussion, condescension, condition, conduction, confection, confession, conjunction, connection, conniption, conscription, constitution, constriction, construction, consumption, contention, contortion, contraception, contraction, contradiction, contraption, contribution, contrition, convection, convention, conviction, convolution, convulsion, correction, corruption, counterrevolution, crucifixion, cushion, deception, decimation, decommission, decomposition, decompression, deconstruction, deduction, defection, definition, deletion, demolition, demotion, dentition, depiction, depletion, deposition, depression, dereliction, description, desertion, destitution, destruction, detection, detention, deterioration, devolution, devotion, diction, dietitian, diffraction, digression, dilution, dimension, diminution, direction, disaffection, disconnection, discretion, discussion, disinfection, disposition, disruption, dissatisfaction, dissection, dissension, dissolution, distinction, distortion, distraction, distribution, dysfunction, edition, egyptian, ejection, election, electrician, electrocution, elocution, emission, emotion, emulsion, encryption, erection, erudition, eruption, eviction, evolution, exaction, exception, excoriation, excretion, execution, exemption, exertion, exhibition, expansion, expedition, exposition, expression, expulsion, extension, extinction, extortion, extraction, extradition, faction, fashion, fiction, fission, flexion, formalization, fraction, freshen, friction, fruition, function, gentian, geriatrician, gumption, hessian, homogenization, hypertension, hypotension, ignition, impassion, imperfection, imposition, impression, inaction, inception, incineration, indiscretion, induction, infarction, infection, inflection, infliction, infraction, inhibition, injection, injunction, inquisition, inscription, insertion, inspection, institution, instruction, insurrection, interaction, interception, intercession, interconnection, interdiction, interjection, intermission, interruption, intersection, introduction, introspection, intuition, invention, junction, jurisdiction, juxtaposition, lilliputian, liposuction, liquefaction, locomotion, logician, lotion, magician, malfunction, malnutrition, mansion, martian, mathematician, mention, midsection, misapprehension, misconception, misimpression, misperception, mission, mortician, motion, munition, musician, nonaggression, nonfiction, nonprescription, notion, nutrition, objection, obsession, obstetrician, obstruction, ocean, omission, opposition, oppression, optician, option, overconsumption, overexpansion, overproduction, overprotection, overreaction, oversimplification, partition, passion, patrician, pediatrician, pension, perception, percussion, perfection, permission, persecution, petition, physician, politician, pollution, portion, position, possession, potion, precaution, precession, preconception, precondition, prediction, predilection, predisposition, preelection, preemption, preignition, premonition, prescription, presumption, presupposition, pretension, prevention, procession, production, profession, progression, prohibition, projection, promotion, proportion, proposition, propulsion, proscription, prosecution, prostitution, protection, ration, reaction, reassertion, reception, recession, recognition, recollection, recondition, reconstruction, redefinition, redemption, redirection, redistribution, reduction, reeducation, reelection, reflection, regression, reimposition, reinspection, reintegration, reintroduction, reinvention, rejection, remission, rendition, repercussion, repetition, reposition, repossession, repression, reproduction, requisition, resolution, restitution, restriction, resumption, resurrection, retention, retraction, retransmission, retribution, revolution, revulsion, rhetorician, sanction, satisfaction, secession, secretion, section, sedition, seduction, selection, session, solution, statistician, submission, subscription, subsection, substation, substitution, subtraction, succession, suction, superstition, supposition, suppression, suspension, suspicion, syncopation, tactician, technician, tension, theoretician, titian, traction, tradition, transaction, transcription, transection, transgression, transition, transmission, tuition, venetian, volition, workstation. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-b-c-e-e-i-n-o-r-t-x" | |
-1 letter: exorbitance. | |
-2 letters: abreaction, execration. | |
-3 letters: aerobatic, anaerobic, carbonate, excoriate, excretion, iceboater. | |
-4 letters: acerbate, acierate, aeration, anaerobe, anoretic, anorexia, anorexic, bacteria, bacterin, baritone, boracite, botanica, cabernet, carabine, carinate, carotene, cenobite, centiare, craniate, creatine, creation, erection, exaction, exertion, exocrine, exoteric, increate, iterance, neoteric, obtainer, raincoat, reaction, reobtain, taborine. | |
-5 letters: abreact, acarine, acerate, acetone, aconite, acrobat, aerobia, aerobic. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-a-b-c-e-e-i-n-o-r-t-x" | |
+1 letter: exacerbations. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)45 78 61 63 65 72 62 61 74 69 6F 6E |
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Morse Code (1836) (references). -..- .- -.-. . .-. -... .- - .. --- -. |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000101 01111000 01100001 01100011 01100101 01110010 01100010 01100001 01110100 01101001 01101111 01101110 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)E x a c e r b a t i o n |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0045 0078 0061 0063 0065 0072 0062 0061 0074 0069 006F 006E |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)399067697184686786758180 |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Commercial | 5. Quotations: Non-fiction 6. Usage Frequency 7. Expressions: Internet 8. Translations: Modern | 9. Translations: Ancient 10. Derivations 11. Rhymes 12. Anagrams | 13. Orthography 14. Bibliography |
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