exacerbation
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
action that makes a problem or a disease (or its symptoms) worse
the aggravation of her condition resulted from lack of care
Types & categories
- intensification hypernym
Related & opposite
- aggravate derivation
Sense 2 noun
violent and bitter exasperation
his foolishness was followed by an exacerbation of their quarrel
Types & categories
- exasperation hypernym
Related & opposite
- exasperate derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | aggravate |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | intensification |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | exasperate |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | exasperation |