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exacerbation

nounCommon GRE wordMore E words

a worsening or intensifying of something already bad

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Exacerbation in a sentence

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Stress was a known trigger for the exacerbation of her symptoms.

Synonyms
aggravationintensificationworsening
Antonyms
alleviationreliefmitigation
Common questions

Questions about “exacerbation

Exacerbation (noun) means a worsening or intensifying of something already bad
Here is exacerbation used in an example sentence: "Stress was a known trigger for the exacerbation of her symptoms."
Common synonyms for exacerbation include aggravation, intensification, worsening.
Antonyms of exacerbation include alleviation, relief, mitigation.
Exacerbation is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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