acerbationn.

Brit.

/ˌasəˈbeɪʃn/, U.S.

/ˌæsərˈbeɪʃ(ə)n/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin acerbation-, acerbatio.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin acerbation-, acerbatio embitterment, aggravation (3rd cent.) < classical Latin acerbāt- , past participial stem of acerbāre acerbate v. + -iō -ion suffix¹. With sense 1 compare Middle French acerbation exacerbation (of a medical condition) (a1365 as acerbacion ). Compare earlier acerbate v. Compare also earlier exacerbation n.

†1. Medicine. = exacerbation n. 2. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > [noun] > paroxysm

throwOE

passiona1393

paroxysma1413

storm1540

fit1557

acerbation1684

redoublement1740

redoubling1747

1684 S. Pordage tr. T. Willis Of Feavers in Pract. Physick (rev. ed.) 130 Inordinations are stirred up in the Blood and juices, which oftentimes conspire, either the production, or the acerbation or growing worse, of the Feaver.

1751 R. Brookes Gen. Pract. Physic I. 33 Regular Acerbations like Intermittents, Continual Fevers, Atrophy and Hectic Fevers, Fits of the Colic [etc.] are only casual Symptoms of this.

1824 J. Ashmun in R. R. Gurley Life J. Ashmun (1835) App. 123 Such an acerbation of any remaining aguish tendencies of the system, as to cause a paroxysm of fever.

2. Embitterment; a feeling of bitterness. Also: exacerbation of a negative feeling or problem. Cf. acerbate v.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > suffering > cause of mental pain or suffering > exacerbation of suffering > [noun]

exacerbation1625

acerbation1793

turn of the screw1796

the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > unkindness > bitterness > [noun]

rancourc1380

bitterness1382

sour cheerc1440

amaritude1490

fellc1494

rust?1507

aloea1529

stomach?1553

stomach grief1553

virulencya1617

coloquintida1622

nitrosity1634

embitteredness1643

embitterment1645

virulence1663

sharpness1673

virulentnessa1676

acerbation1793

1793 J. Berington in tr. Mem. G. Panzani Introd. 34 The publication of the Bull of Pius,..its renewal by Gregory XIII. in 1580, and again, with expressions of stronger acerbation, in 1588.

1863 J. D. Hooker Let. 1 Mar. in C. Darwin Corr. (1999) XI. 187 I often think that one of the worst effects of a war is the acerbation of feelings that it brings about.

1883 A. Trollope Mr Scarborough's Family II. xxxiv. 192 Dolly's acerbation was aroused by a belief on her part that the money asked for trousers took him generally to race-courses.

1952 Virginia Law Rev. 38 287 Steps which serve no clear purpose in the effort to adjust the controversy..will result in an acerbation of the grievant's feelings.

1997 T. F. Wolff & G. Geahigan Art Crit. & Educ. ii. 28 For them he had nothing but praise; for the opposition modernists, nothing but contempt and acerbation.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	acerbation
释义	acerbationn. Brit. /ˌasəˈbeɪʃn/, U.S. /ˌæsərˈbeɪʃ(ə)n/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin acerbation-, acerbatio. Etymology: < post-classical Latin acerbation-, acerbatio embitterment, aggravation (3rd cent.) < classical Latin acerbāt- , past participial stem of acerbāre acerbate v. + -iō -ion suffix¹. With sense 1 compare Middle French acerbation exacerbation (of a medical condition) (a1365 as acerbacion ). Compare earlier acerbate v. Compare also earlier exacerbation n. †1. Medicine. = exacerbation n. 2. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > [noun] > paroxysm throwOE passiona1393 paroxysma1413 storm1540 fit1557 acerbation1684 redoublement1740 redoubling1747 1684 S. Pordage tr. T. Willis Of Feavers in Pract. Physick (rev. ed.) 130 Inordinations are stirred up in the Blood and juices, which oftentimes conspire, either the production, or the acerbation or growing worse, of the Feaver. 1751 R. Brookes Gen. Pract. Physic I. 33 Regular Acerbations like Intermittents, Continual Fevers, Atrophy and Hectic Fevers, Fits of the Colic [etc.] are only casual Symptoms of this. 1824 J. Ashmun in R. R. Gurley Life J. Ashmun (1835) App. 123 Such an acerbation of any remaining aguish tendencies of the system, as to cause a paroxysm of fever. 2. Embitterment; a feeling of bitterness. Also: exacerbation of a negative feeling or problem. Cf. acerbate v. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > suffering > cause of mental pain or suffering > exacerbation of suffering > [noun] exacerbation1625 acerbation1793 turn of the screw1796 the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > unkindness > bitterness > [noun] rancourc1380 bitterness1382 sour cheerc1440 amaritude1490 fellc1494 rust?1507 aloea1529 stomach?1553 stomach grief1553 virulencya1617 coloquintida1622 nitrosity1634 embitteredness1643 embitterment1645 virulence1663 sharpness1673 virulentnessa1676 acerbation1793 1793 J. Berington in tr. Mem. G. Panzani Introd. 34 The publication of the Bull of Pius,..its renewal by Gregory XIII. in 1580, and again, with expressions of stronger acerbation, in 1588. 1863 J. D. Hooker Let. 1 Mar. in C. Darwin Corr. (1999) XI. 187 I often think that one of the worst effects of a war is the acerbation of feelings that it brings about. 1883 A. Trollope Mr Scarborough's Family II. xxxiv. 192 Dolly's acerbation was aroused by a belief on her part that the money asked for trousers took him generally to race-courses. 1952 Virginia Law Rev. 38 287 Steps which serve no clear purpose in the effort to adjust the controversy..will result in an acerbation of the grievant's feelings. 1997 T. F. Wolff & G. Geahigan Art Crit. & Educ. ii. 28 For them he had nothing but praise; for the opposition modernists, nothing but contempt and acerbation. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1684
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