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Aggravation

Aggravation Meaning & Definition
Aggravation Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Aggravation?

[n] action that makes a problem or a disease (or its symptoms) worse; "the aggravation of her condition resulted from lack of care"
[n] unfriendly behavior that causes anger or resentment
[n] an exasperated feeling of annoyance

Synonyms | Synonyms for Aggravation: exacerbation | exasperation | irritation | provocation

Related Terms | Find terms related to Aggravation: accelerando | acceleration | adverse circumstances | adversity | affliction | agitation | animation | annoyance | annoyingness | arousal | arousing | bad news | bedevilment | beefing-up | blight | blowing up | blowup | bore | bother | botheration | bothersomeness | bummer | care | concentration | condensation | consolidation | crashing bore | cross | curse | deepening | devilment | difficulties | difficulty | disapprobation | disapproval | discontent | displeasure | dissatisfaction | dogging | downer | drag | electrification | enhancement | exacerbation | exaggeration | exasperation | excitation | excitement | exhilaration | explosion | fomentation | galvanization | harassment | hard knocks | hard life | hard lot | hardcase | hardship | harrying | headache | heating-up | heightening | hounding | incitement | inflammation | information explosion | infuriation | intensification | irksomeness | irritation | lathering up | magnification | molestation | nuisance | persecution | perturbation | peskiness | pest | pestiferousness | pickup | plaguesomeness | plight | population explosion | pother | predicament | pressure | problem | provocation | provokingness | redoubling | reinforcement | resentfulness | resentment | rigor | sea of troubles | speedup | steaming up | step-up | stimulation | stimulus | stirring | stirring up | strengthening | stress | stress of life | tightening | tiresomeness | trial | tribulation | trouble | troubles | troublesomeness | vale of tears | vexation | vexatiousness | vicissitude | wearisomeness | whipping up | working up | worriment | worrisomeness | worry

See Also | aggression | aggro | annoyance | chafe | intensification | last straw | taunt | taunting | twit | vexation

Aggravation In Webster's Dictionary

\Ag`gra*va"tion\, n. [LL. aggravatio: cf. F. aggravation.] 1. The act of aggravating, or making worse; -- used of evils, natural or moral; the act of increasing in severity or heinousness; something additional to a crime or wrong and enhancing its guilt or injurious consequences. 2. Exaggerated representation. By a little aggravation of the features changed it into the Saracen's head. --Addison. 3. An extrinsic circumstance or accident which increases the guilt of a crime or the misery of a calamity. 4. Provocation; irritation. [Colloq.] --Dickens.

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