[ag-ruh-vey-shuh
n] 
| 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! |
| ag·gra·va·tion (āg'rə-vā'shən) n.
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