Word – Exacerbation

Exacerbation – Word of the day

Meaning: 

• act of  exacerbating; state of being exacerbated; increase of violence or virulence, aggravation
• make (a problem, bad situation, or negative feeling) worse.

History:

Latin origin; Has biblical references. Derived from two words : ex [completely] and acerbus [ harsh, bitter]

Usage:

Verb examples – exacerbation:

1. She put salt in the wound which further exacerbated the pain

2. The government’s latest moves exacerbated the public grievances

3. She always hurt her friend which exacerbated the rift in their relationship

Adjective examples – exacerbation:

1. Anti-social activities grew exacerbative because of the famine

2. Unemployment became exacerbative due to the pandemic

3. The family feud got exacerbative because Rita filed a petition against her brothers

Noun examples – exacerbation:

1. Exacerbation of Anti-social activities will lead to a law and order problem

2. Exacerbation of lymphoma may result in carcinoma

3. Exacerbation of AQI  will lead to poor living conditions