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AGGRAVATION Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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aggravation

[ ag-ruh-vey-shuhn ]

noun

  1. an increase in intensity, seriousness, or severity; act of making worse:

    an aggravation of pain.

  2. the state of being aggravated. 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!



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Other Words From

  • over·aggra·vation noun
  • preag·gra·vation noun
  • super·aggra·vation noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of aggravation1

1475–85; < Medieval Latin aggravātiōn- (stem of aggravātiō ); aggravate, -ion

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