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exacerbation

[ig-za-ser-bay-shuhn, ek-sa-] / ɪgˌzæ sərˈbeɪ ʃən, ɛkˌsæ- /
NOUN
intensification
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NOUN
irritation
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONG


Example Sentences

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“The immediate impact would be an exacerbation of the rampant inflationary pressures globally as oil hits $130.00+ a barrel,” he said.

From Seattle Times

COVID’s exacerbation of a longstanding problem has brought it new but uneven attention.

From Seattle Times

“The lack of a diplomatic solution logically leads to the further exacerbation of the crisis,” wrote Dmitri Trenin, the head of the Carnegie Moscow Center, in an online analysis.

From Seattle Times

In a national state of emergency in children’s mental health declaration, three pediatric-focused national organizations point to the pandemic’s contribution to the exacerbation of an already existing mental health crisis.

From Washington Post

Unfortunately, I met so many more adolescents in the ER who had either developed a new eating disorder over the course of the pandemic or had acute exacerbations of something previously diagnosed.

From Washington Post