English → Latin
“exacerbation” in Latin
exulcerātiōsoreness, festering, exulceration; exasperation, aggravation (of pain)irrītātiōincitement, incentive, provocation, irritation, stimulantanimuslife, life force, soul, vitality (that life-giving aspect which animates a thing); conscience, intellect, mind, reason,
The English word exacerbation itself goes back to Latin acerbō, through exacerbātiōnem.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
exacerbation
exulceratio (PROP., Cels.; IMPROP., Sen.; but from being quite in the sense of exulcerare, to be used without hesitation): irritatio (e.g., animorum).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for exacerbation?
- The usual Latin words for “exacerbation” are exulcerātiō, irrītātiō, animus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.