Synonyms for exacerbation
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Noun
1. Aggravation
aggravation, deterioration, irritation, provocation, exasperation
Other
increase, reagudization rare
Definitions
- n. 1
An increase in the severity of something (such as a disease)
Forms
- Plural
- exacerbations → aggravations, deteriorations, irritations, provocations…
Example sentences
- deterioration Let's stop the deterioration of the natural environment.
- irritation The vet examined the cat for a wound or irritation.
- provocation She lost her temper at the slightest provocation.
- aggravation That would have saved a lot of aggravation.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| exacerbation | rising | |
| deterioration | falling | |
| irritation | rising | |
| provocation | steady | |
| aggravation | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 8 letters
- increase2
- 10 letters
- irritation4
- 11 letters
- provocation4, aggravation4
- 12 letters
- exasperation5
- 13 letters
- deterioration6, reagudization
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (increase2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- exacerbation
- Italiano
- esacerbazione