AGGRAVATION
Dictionary entry overview: What does aggravation mean?
• AGGRAVATION (noun)
The noun AGGRAVATION has 3 senses:
1. an exasperated feeling of annoyance
2. unfriendly behavior that causes anger or resentment
3. action that makes a problem or a disease (or its symptoms) worse
Familiarity information: AGGRAVATION used as a noun is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• AGGRAVATION (noun)
Meaning:
An exasperated feeling of annoyance
Classified under:
Nouns denoting feelings and emotions
Synonyms:
aggravation; exasperation
Hypernyms ("aggravation" is a kind of...):
annoyance; chafe; vexation (anger produced by some annoying irritation)
Meaning:
Unfriendly behavior that causes anger or resentment
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
provocation; aggravation; irritation
Hypernyms ("aggravation" is a kind of...):
aggression (deliberately unfriendly behavior)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "aggravation"):
aggro ((informal British usage) aggravation or aggression)
last straw (the final irritation that stretches you patience beyond the limit)
taunt; taunting; twit (aggravation by deriding or mocking or criticizing)
Meaning:
Action that makes a problem or a disease (or its symptoms) worse
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
exacerbation; aggravation
Context example:
the aggravation of her condition resulted from lack of care
Hypernyms ("aggravation" is a kind of...):
intensification (action that makes something stronger or more extreme)
