Exacerbation — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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

violent and bitter exasperation

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɛɡzˌæsɚbˈeɪʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/ɛɡzˌasəbˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɛɡzˌasəbˈeɪʃən/

5 syllables Say it as /ɛɡzˌæsɚbˈeɪʃən/.

Examples

the aggravation of her condition resulted from lack of care
his foolishness was followed by an exacerbation of their quarrel

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

aggravation

Parts of Speech

noun	action that makes a problem or a disease (or its symptoms) worse “the aggravation of her condition resulted from lack of care”
noun	violent and bitter exasperation “his foolishness was followed by an exacerbation of their quarrel”

Word Forms

aggravate	verb	make worse
exacerbate	verb	make worse

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Verschlimmerung

Handlung, die ein Problem oder eine Krankheit (oder deren Symptome) verschlimmert

🇪🇸Spanish

exacerbación

Acción que empeora un problema o una enfermedad (o sus síntomas).

🇮🇹Italian

esacerbazione

azione che peggiora un problema o una malattia (o i suoi sintomi).

🇳🇱Dutch

exacerbatie

actie die een probleem of een ziekte (of de symptomen ervan) verergert

🇵🇹Portuguese

exacerbação

ação que piora um problema ou doença (ou seus sintomas)

🇷🇺Russian

обострение

действие, которое усугубляет проблему или заболевание (или его симптомы)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

तेज़ हो जाना

वह कार्य जो किसी समस्या या बीमारी (या उसके लक्षणों) को बदतर बना देता है

🇮🇳Tamil

தீவிரமடைதல்

ஒரு பிரச்சனை அல்லது நோயை (அல்லது அதன் அறிகுறிகள்) மோசமாக்கும் செயல்

🇮🇳Telugu

తీవ్రతరం

సమస్య లేదా వ్యాధిని (లేదా దాని లక్షణాలు) అధ్వాన్నంగా చేసే చర్య

🇮🇳Marathi

तीव्रता

कृती ज्यामुळे समस्या किंवा रोग (किंवा त्याची लक्षणे) वाईट होतात

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઉત્તેજના

ક્રિયા જે સમસ્યા અથવા રોગ (અથવા તેના લક્ષણો)ને વધુ ખરાબ બનાવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಉಲ್ಬಣಗೊಳ್ಳುವಿಕೆ

ಸಮಸ್ಯೆ ಅಥವಾ ರೋಗವನ್ನು (ಅಥವಾ ಅದರ ಲಕ್ಷಣಗಳು) ಕೆಟ್ಟದಾಗಿ ಮಾಡುವ ಕ್ರಿಯೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

രൂക്ഷമാക്കൽ

ഒരു പ്രശ്നം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ഒരു രോഗം (അല്ലെങ്കിൽ അതിൻ്റെ ലക്ഷണങ്ങൾ) കൂടുതൽ വഷളാക്കുന്ന പ്രവർത്തനം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵਧਣਾ

ਕਿਰਿਆ ਜੋ ਕਿਸੇ ਸਮੱਸਿਆ ਜਾਂ ਬਿਮਾਰੀ (ਜਾਂ ਇਸਦੇ ਲੱਛਣਾਂ) ਨੂੰ ਬਦਤਰ ਬਣਾਉਂਦੀ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

شدت

ایسا عمل جو کسی مسئلے یا بیماری (یا اس کی علامات) کو بدتر بناتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

恶化

使问题或疾病（或其症状）恶化的行为

🇯🇵Japanese

増悪

🇰🇷Korean

격화

문제나 질병(또는 그 증상)을 악화시키는 행위

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tình trạng trầm trọng hơn

hành động làm cho một vấn đề hoặc một căn bệnh (hoặc các triệu chứng của nó) trở nên tồi tệ hơn

🇹🇭Thai

อาการกำเริบ

การกระทำที่ทำให้ปัญหาหรือโรค (หรืออาการ) แย่ลง

🇮🇩Indonesian

eksaserbasi

tindakan yang membuat masalah atau penyakit (atau gejalanya) menjadi lebih buruk

🇵🇭Filipino

paglala

pagkilos na nagpapalala ng problema o sakit (o mga sintomas nito).

🇲🇾Malay

keterukan

tindakan yang memburukkan masalah atau penyakit (atau gejalanya).

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تفاقم

الإجراء الذي يجعل المشكلة أو المرض (أو أعراضه) أسوأ

🇮🇷Persian

تشدید

اقدامی که مشکل یا بیماری (یا علائم آن) را بدتر می کند

🇹🇷Turkish

alevlenme

bir sorunu veya hastalığı (veya semptomlarını) daha da kötüleştiren eylem

🇮🇱Hebrew

הַחרָפָה

פעולה שמחמירה בעיה או מחלה (או הסימפטומים שלה).

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