Aggravation
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -eɪʃən
Origin
From Middle French aggravation
Full definition of aggravation
Noun
aggravation
(plural aggravations)- 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.