aggravate

Definition of aggravate in English English dictionary: To give coloring to in description; to exaggerate; as, to aggravate circumstances. — William Paley; To exasperate; to provoke; to irritate
If both were to aggravate her parents, as my brother and sister do mine. — Samuel Richardson Clarissa.; To make worse, or more severe; to render less tolerable or less excusable; to make more offensive; to enhance; to intensify
The defense made by the prisoner's counsel did rather aggravate than extenuate his crime. —Addison.; to make heavier, worse, or more burdensome; {v} to make worse, or more severe,.ul used of evils only; to make worse; exasperate or irritate; Senfuffed; means "make worse," not "irritate " To aggravate is to add gravity or weight; to make worse, as in: Lying to cover up a crime will aggravate the offense; make worse; "This drug aggravates the pain"; {f} exacerbate, make worse; annoy; If someone or something aggravates a situation, they make it worse. Stress and lack of sleep can aggravate the situation = exacerbate Â¡Ã™ alleviate; To give coloring to in description; to exaggerate; as, to aggravate circumstances; If someone or something aggravates you, they make you annoyed. What aggravates you most about this country? = annoy + aggravating ag·gra·vat·ing You don't realise how aggravating you can be. = annoying + aggravation aggravations ag·gra·va·tion I just couldn't take the aggravation. = annoyance; To give coloring to in description; to exaggerate; as, to aggravate circumstances. -Paley; To make heavy or heavier; to add to; to increase; If someone or something aggravates a situation, they make it worse. Stress and lack of sleep can aggravate the situation = exacerbate alleviate
aggravation: Exaggerated representation
aggravation: the fact of being made heavier or more heinous, as a crime , offense, misfortune, etc
aggravated: {a} made worse, increased
aggravation: {n} a making worse, that which increases an evil
Aggravating: making worse
Aggravatingly: in an aggravating fashion; "his hair was caught aggravatingly in the branches of the tree"
Aggravation: What you get when you try to deal with all these terms and acronyms
Aggravation: unfriendly behavior that causes anger or resentment
Aggravation: a noticeable intensification of the disease symptoms previously observed Often associated with the action of the correct homeopathic remedy See aphorisms 157-161, 247-249, 280, 282 of the Organon
Aggravation: an exasperated feeling of annoyance
Aggravation: Some circumstance in a criminal case which renders any conviction more serious
Aggravation: If your accepted condition worsens after your claim has been closed, you may be entitled to additional medical, lost wages or disability benefits The worsening has to be supported by medical evidence and objective findings
Aggravation: Asenfuffed
Aggravation: When you have been hurt on the job, and the work that you are doing makes your injury worse, either temporarily or permanently
Aggravation: An aggravation is the clinical effect of a compensable accident on a pre-existing condition, resulting in temporary or permanent clinical impairment and/or loss of earning capacity (Source: Policy 03-02)
Aggravation: - A change in a pre-existing conditions which causes a temporary or permanent
aggravated: made more severe or intense especially in law; "aggravated assault"
aggravated: made more severe or intense especially in law; "aggravated assault
aggravated: past of aggravate
aggravated: {s} made worse, made more severe; annoyed, irritated
aggravated: Aggravated is used to describe a serious crime which involves violence. He was jailed for aggravated assault. an aggravated offence is one in which a criminal does something that makes their original crime more serious
aggravated: incited, especially deliberately, to anger; "aggravated by passive resistance"; "the provoked animal attacked the child"
aggravates: third-person singular of aggravate
aggravating: {s} annoying, irritating; exacerbating, making worse
aggravating: Exasperating; provoking; irritating
aggravating: Present participle of to aggravate
aggravating: Making worse or more heinous; as, aggravating circumstances
aggravatingly: In an aggravating manner
aggravatingly: in an aggravating fashion; "his hair was caught aggravatingly in the branches of the tree
aggravatingly: irritatingly; exacerbatingly; annoyingly, exasperatingly
aggravation: {i} making worse, exacerbation; irritation, annoyance
aggravation: 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
aggravation: An extrinsic circumstance or accident which increases the guilt of a crime or the misery of a calamity
aggravation: action that makes a problem or a disease (or its symptoms) worse; "the aggravation of her condition resulted from lack of care" unfriendly behavior that causes anger or resentment an exasperated feeling of annoyance
aggravation: action that makes a problem or a disease (or its symptoms) worse; "the aggravation of her condition resulted from lack of care"
aggravation: unfriendly behavior that causes anger or resentment an exasperated feeling of annoyance
aggravation: Provocation; irritation

aggravate

Hyphenation

ag·gra·vate

Turkish pronunciation

ägrıveyt

Synonyms

heighten, intensify, increase, magnify, exaggerate, provoke, irritate, exasperate, be at, be on the back of, bother, bug, bum, dog, drive up the wall

Antonyms

appease, gladden, make happy, mollify, soften, alleviate, help, improve, relieve, soothe

Pronunciation

/ˈagrəˌvāt/ /ˈæɡrəˌveɪt/

Etymology

[ 'a-gr&-"vAt ] (transitive verb.) 1530. From Latin aggravatus, past participle of aggravare (“to add to the weight of, make worse, oppress, annoy”) ad (“to”) + gravare (“to make heavy”) gravis (“heavy”). See grave and compare aggrieve and aggredge.