aggravation

Meaning

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

Synonyms

exacerbation

irritation

worsening

deterioration

annoyance

exasperation

provocation

acceleration

dudgeon

intensification

ire

change for the worse

corruption

complication

choler

fume

gall

goading

hassle

huff

incitement

inciting

indignation

instigation

growing worse

hate

😡

bother

kindling

miff

offence

prod

angriness

rage

😡

recrudescence

seriousness

spleen

static

stirring up

tantrum

teasing

temper

vexation

weighting

anger

💢

wrath

wrathiness

редкоpejoration

degeneration

degradation

dander

Translations

Verschlimmerung

agravamiento

aggravation

aggravamento

επιδείνωση

αγανάκτιση

agreujament

agravación

agravante

agravação

ερεθισμός

exacerbació

agravamento

exaspération

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌæɡɹəˈveɪʃən/

Etymology

From Middle French aggravation.