تفاقم

It (an affair, or a case,) was, or became, great, or formidable; (S, Mgh, K, TA;) and hard, or difficult; (Mgh;) said of what is disliked, or hated; (TA;) and فَقِمَ and فَقُمَ signify the same. (K.)

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