• Aggravation

    Pronunciation

    • Rhymes: -eɪʃən

    Origin

    From Middle French aggravation

    Full definition of aggravation

    Noun

    aggravation

    (plural aggravations)
    1. 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.
    2. Exaggerated representation.
    3. An extrinsic circumstance or accident which increases the guilt of a crime or the misery of a calamity.

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