exacerbation
noun[U]
uk/ɪɡˌzæs.əˈbeɪ.ʃən/us/ɪɡˌzæs.ɚˈbeɪ.ʃən/theprocessof making something that is alreadybadevenworse:
Exposure tomouldhas beenassociatedwith exacerbationofasthma.
This is not a newproblem, but the exacerbation of anoldone.
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- There is someconcernabout the exacerbation ofglobalwarmingbyanimalagriculture.
- Catastrophicthinkingplaysarolein the exacerbation ofanxiety.
- Stress is aknownfactorin exacerbation of otherillnesses.
Deteriorating and making worse
- add
- admin
- aggravate
- backslide
- be (all) downhillidiom
- debase
- deteriorate
- deterioration
- devaluation
- devalue
- disintegrate
- dog
- one step forward, two steps backidiom
- regress
- regression
- regressive
- relapse
- retrograde
- worse
- worsen