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Meaning of 'aggravation' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Aggravation [ n.]
- 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.
- Exaggerated representation.
- An extrinsic circumstance or accident which increases the guilt of a crime or the misery of a calamity.
- Provocation; irritation.

Meaning of 'aggravation' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . aggravation [ n]
Meaning (1):
- action that makes a problem or a disease (or its symptoms) worse
Example in sentence:
  • the aggravation of her condition resulted from lack of care

Nearby Words:

aggeneration agger aggerate aggeration aggerose aggest agglomerate agglomerated agglomerating agglomeration

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