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aggravation::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | irritation, provocation |
| Type of | aggression |
| Has types | last straw, taunt, taunting, twit, aggro |
| Derivation | aggravate |
aggravation::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | exasperation |
| Type of | vexation, annoyance, chafe |
| Derivation | aggravate |
aggravation::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | exacerbation |
| Type of | intensification |
| Derivation | aggravate |
the aggravation of her condition resulted from lack of care.
Examples of aggravation
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Air travelers were finding short lines and little aggravation Wednesday morning.
From the sltrib.com
This aggravation, however, is what made many of us so passionate about it today.
From the al.com
At 45, he probably had the financial security to walk away from the aggravation.
From the bostonherald.com
Why does winning an argument in politics come with more aggravation than losing?
From the orlandosentinel.com
Well, time, aggravation and arguments have turned me into someone I don't like.
From the stltoday.com
For many, including my dear husband, fresh-fallen snow has become an aggravation.
From the timesunion.com
They may be saving themselves some aggravation but not, it turns out, much money.
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Hip starts out enticing and desirable, but it soon just becomes an aggravation.
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This saves you time and the aggravation of waiting in line just to order and pay.
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- An exasperated feeling of annoyance
- Unfriendly behavior that causes anger or resentment
- Action that makes a problem or a disease (or its symptoms) worse; "the aggravation of her condition resulted from lack of care"
- (aggravate) worsen: make worse; "This drug aggravates the pain"
- (aggravate) exacerbate: exasperate or irritate
- (aggravated) made more severe or intense especially in law; "aggravated assault"
- (aggravated) incited, especially deliberately, to anger; "aggravated by passive resistance"; "the provoked animal attacked the child"
- Aggravation is a board game for up to six players in which the object is to be the first player to have all four playing pieces (usually represented by marbles) reach the player's home section of the board. ...
- Aggravation, in law, is "any circumstance attending the commission of a crime or tort which increases its guilt or enormity or adds to its injurious consequences, but which is above and beyond the essential constituents of the crime or tort itself."
