Exacerbation

[ek,sæsə'beɪʃən] or [ɪɡ,zæsə'beʃən]

(noun.) violent and bitter exasperation; 'his foolishness was followed by an exacerbation of their quarrel'.

Typist: Remington--From WordNet

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

(n.) A periodical increase of violence in a disease, as in remittent or continious fever; an increased energy of diseased and painful action.

Editor: Tod

n. [1]. Exasperation, provocation, irritation.[2]. Aggravation, increase.

Inputed by Alex