- aggravation, exacerbation - action that makes a problem or a disease (or its symptoms) worse; "the aggravation of her condition resulted from lack of care"
--1 is a kind of intensification
Derived form: verb exacerbate1 - exacerbation - violent and bitter exasperation; "his foolishness was followed by an exacerbation of their quarrel"
--2 is a kind of exasperation
Derived form: verb exacerbate2