aggravation means 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. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 71 out of 100.
noun
- 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.“Adrian, whose health had always been weak, now suffered considerable aggravation of suffering from the effects of his wound.”
- Exaggerated representation.
- An extrinsic circumstance or accident which increases the guilt of a crime or the misery of a calamity.
- A feeling of being provoked by irritation and annoyance; the feeling of being riled up or increasingly irritated.“A little less conversation, a little more action please / All this aggravation ain't satisfactioning me”