Aggravation

Definitions

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.
   countable, uncountable
2. Exaggerated representation.
   countable, uncountable
3. An extrinsic circumstance or accident which increases the guilt of a crime or the misery of a calamity.
   countable, uncountable
4. Provocation, irritation, annoyance.
   countable, informal, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“Adrian, whose health had always been weak, now suffered considerable aggravation of suffering from the effects of his wound.”

“A little less conversation, a little more action please⟳ / All this aggravation ain't satisfactioning me”

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