aggravation
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rəˈveɪ noun
1.
an increase in intensity, seriousness, or severity; act of making worse: an aggravation of pain.
2.
the state of being aggravated.
3.
something that causes an increase in intensity, degree, or severity.
4.
annoyance; exasperation: Johnny causes me so much aggravation!
5.
a source or cause of annoyance or exasperation: Johnny's such an aggravation to her!
Related forms
o·ver·ag·gra·va·tion, noun
pre·ag·gra·va·tion, noun
su·per·ag·gra·va·tion, noun
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| —vb | |
| 1. | to make (a disease, situation, problem, etc) worse or more severe |
| 2. | informal to annoy; exasperate, esp by deliberate and persistent goading |
| [C16: from Latin aggravāre to make heavier, from gravis heavy] | |
| 'aggravating | |
| —adj | |
| aggra'vation | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
aggravation
late 15c., from O.Fr. aggravation, from L.L. aggravationem (nom. aggravatio), noun of action from L. aggravatus, pp. of aggravare "make heavier," from ad "to" + gravare "weigh down," from gravis "heavy" (see grave (adj.)). Oldest sense is "increasing in gravity or seriousness;"
that of "irritation" is from 1610s.
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Example sentences
Aggravation of an underlying condition may be temporary or permanent.
There is a wide spectrum of pain and aggravation between the two extremes.
Voters could not see enough change to justify the aggravation.
No word on if he was injured today or if this was an aggravation, but whatever the case, he's out tonight.
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