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  • noun rare Bitterness of feeling.
  • noun rare (medicine) Exacerbation, aggravation, deterioration.

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Examples

  • Benbarth returned to Batmarsh in a mood of mild gratitude; Bustamonte's fury induced an abdominal acerbation.

    The Languages of Pao Vance, Jack, 1916- 1958

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