单词 | aggravation |
释义 | aggravation /ag'reuh vay"sheuhn/, n. 1. an increase in intensity, seriousness, or severity; act of making worse: an aggravation of pain. 2. the state of being aggravated. 3. something that causes an increase in intensity, degree, or severity. 4. annoyance; exasperation: Johnny causes me so much aggravation! 5. a source or cause of annoyance or exasperation: Johnny's such an aggravation to her! [1475-85; < ML aggravation- (s. of aggravatio); see AGGRAVATE, -ION] Usage. See aggravate. |
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