vverb.changemake worseSynset:aggravate exacerbate exasperate worsen
Examples:- This drug aggravates the pain
Antonyms:better
Derivationally Related Form:aggravationexacerbationworsening
Hypernyms:alter change modify
Inherited Hypernyms:worsenchange
Direct Hyponyms:cheapendegradeinflameirritate
Full Troponyms:chafedegradedemonetizedevalueinflameirritaterub
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s somebody | Something ---s something
vverb.emotionexasperate or irritateSynset:aggravate exacerbate exasperate
Derivationally Related Form:exasperationaggravationaggravatorexacerbation
Hypernyms:anger
Inherited Hypernyms:exacerbateangerarousemake
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody | Something ---s somebody | The bad news will --- him (apply to: exasperate)
adj satadj.allmade more severe or intense especially in lawAntonyms:mild
Inherited Hypernyms:aggravated
Similar to:intense
adj satadj.allincited, especially deliberately, to angerSynset:provoked
Examples:- aggravated by passive resistance
- the provoked animal attacked the child
Antonyms:unangry
Inherited Hypernyms:aggravated
Similar to:angry