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The act rendering more violent or bitter; the state of being exacerbated or intensified in violence or malignity; as, exacerbation of passion.

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  1. n. The act rendering more violent or bitter; the state of being exacerbated or intensified in violence or malignity; as, exacerbation of passion.
  2. n. A periodical increase of violence in a disease, as in remittent or continious fever; an increased energy of diseased and painful action.
  3. n. action that makes a problem or a disease (or its symptoms) worse
  4. n. violent and bitter exasperation
  5. 1. The act rendering more violent or bitter; the state of being exacerbated or intensified in violence or malignity; as, exacerbation of passion. 2. (Med.) A periodical increase of violence in a disease, as in remittent or continious fever; an increased energy of diseased and painful action.
  6. A periodical increase of violence in a disease, as in remittentor continious fever; an increased energy of diseased and painfulaction.
  7. n:100 n. violent and bitter exasperation