Aggravation : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Aggravation	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for Aggravation
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
aggravation n an exasperated feeling of annoyance [syn: aggravation, exasperation] unfriendly behavior that causes anger or resentment Synonym(s): aggravation, irritation, provocation action that makes a problem or a disease (or its symptoms) worse; "the aggravation of her condition resulted from lack of care" Synonym(s): aggravation, exacerbation
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Aggravation \Ag`grava"tion\, n. [LL. aggravatio: cf. F. aggravation.] 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. 2. Exaggerated representation. By a little aggravation* of the features changed it into the Saracen's head. --Addison. 3. An extrinsic circumstance or accident which increases the guilt of a crime or the misery of a calamity. 4. Provocation; irritation. [Colloq.] --Dickens.