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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.

11 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˌæɡɹəˈveɪʃən/
  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.

    countable · uncountable
  2. Exaggerated representation.

    countable · uncountable
  3. An extrinsic circumstance or accident which increases the guilt of a crime or the misery of a calamity.

    countable · uncountable
  4. A feeling of being provoked by irritation and annoyance; the feeling of being riled up or increasingly irritated.

    countable · informal · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From Middle French aggravation.

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