"acerbation" meaning in All languages combined

See acerbation on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: acerbations [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} acerbation (countable and uncountable, plural acerbations)
  1. (rare) Bitterness of feeling. Tags: countable, rare, uncountable Synonyms (bitterness of feeling): embitterment
    Sense id: en-acerbation-en-noun-Fb4nUKjU Disambiguation of 'bitterness of feeling': 99 1
  2. (rare, medicine) Exacerbation, aggravation, deterioration. Tags: countable, rare, uncountable Categories (topical): Medicine
    Sense id: en-acerbation-en-noun-hCbbnRJ~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 94 Topics: medicine, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: acerbate, acerbic, acerbity

Inflected forms

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