aggravation

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Synonyms: aggradation, aggregation, aggravating, aggravator, aggravations, reaggravation, aggravative, degravation

Antonyms: aggradation, aggregation, aggravating, aggravator, aggravations, reaggravation, aggravative, degravation

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Noun

1. The act of [[aggravate|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. Exaggerated [[representation]].
3. An extrinsic circumstance or accident which increases the [[guilt]] of a crime or the [[misery]] of a calamity.
4. {{lb|en|informal}} A feeling of being [[provoked]] by [[irritation]] and [[annoyance]]; the feeling of being [[riled up]] or increasingly [[irritated]].

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