exacerbations
Making things worse
Exacerbations are instances of making something worse or more severe, or of something becoming worse.
The word appears most frequently in medical contexts, where an exacerbation is a flare-up or worsening of a chronic condition: The patient experienced several exacerbations of her asthma over the winter.
Outside medicine, the term describes any intensification of a problem or conflict: His comments led to further exacerbations of the dispute.
Sudden recurrence of symptoms
- relapseReturn to former illness
- recurrenceReturn of something previous
- episodeSerialized content unit
- attackAggressive act against another
inflammation · outbreak · worsening · symptom · acute · chronic · COPD · asthma
Process of declining quality
- aggravationState of being vexed
- intensificationIncrease in degree
- declineDecrease or refuse
- degradationDecline in condition
escalation · heightening · amplification · degeneration · regression · compounding · deepening · progression
Mild anger or inflammation
- frustrationDispleasure from blocked efforts
- annoyanceState of being bothered
- provocationAct that triggers response
- angerIntense hostile emotion
vexation · antagonism · resentment · tension · hostility · displeasure · agitation · discontent
flare-up
Sudden recurrence of symptoms
- relapseReturn to former illness
- recurrenceReturn of something previous
- episodeSerialized content unit
attack · inflammation · outbreak · worsening · symptom · acute · chronic · COPD · asthma · condition
deterioration
Process of declining quality
- aggravationState of being vexed
- intensificationIncrease in degree
- declineDecrease or refuse
degradation · escalation · heightening · amplification · degeneration · regression · compounding · deepening · progression · acceleration
irritation
Mild anger or inflammation
- frustrationDispleasure from blocked efforts
- annoyanceState of being bothered
- provocationAct that triggers response
anger · vexation · antagonism · resentment · tension · hostility · displeasure · agitation · discontent · indignation
exacerbationsimprovements
Changes that upgrade quality
ameliorations · remissions · alleviations · mitigations · recoveries
exacerbationsresolutions
Formal decisions or pledges
de-escalations · pacifications · reconciliations · dissipations · settlements