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- Dictionaryaggravate/ˈaɡrəveɪt/
verb
- 1. make (a problem, injury, or offence) worse or more serious: "military action would only aggravate the situation" Similar Opposite
- 2. annoy or exasperate. informal Similar Opposite
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Aggravate means to make something bad worse, to make a disease worse, or to annoy someone. Learn how to use this verb in different contexts with examples and synonyms from the Cambridge Dictionary.
- English (US)
AGGRAVATE meaning: 1. to make a bad situation worse: 2. to...
- Portuguese Translation
aggravate translate: agravar, exasperar, irritar, agravar,...
- Aggravate in Japanese
aggravate translate: (負担)をさらに重くする, ~をいらいらさせる, いら立たせる,...
- Aggravate in Italian
aggravate translate: aggravare, irritare, aggravare,...
- Aggravate in Polish
AGGRAVATE translate: pogarszać, denerwować, pogarszać,...
- Simplified
AGGRAVATE translate: 使更糟, 使(局势等)更严重,加剧, 使(病情)恶化,加重, 使生气,...
- Aggravate in Russian
AGGRAVATE translate: ухудшать , раздражать . Learn more in...
- Znaczenie Aggravate, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary
AGGRAVATE definicja: 1. to make a bad situation worse: 2. to...
- English (US)
Learn the meaning, synonyms, examples, and history of the verb aggravate, which means to make something worse, more serious, or more severe. Find out how to use aggravate, aggravation, and aggravating correctly in different contexts.
Aggravate definition: to make worse or more severe; intensify, as anything evil, disorderly, or troublesome. See examples of AGGRAVATE used in a sentence.
Aggravate means to make something worse, a disease, a situation, or someone's feelings. Learn how to use this verb in different contexts, with examples and synonyms, from the Cambridge Dictionary.
Aggravate means to make something worse or more severe, or to annoy or irritate someone. Learn the word origin, pronunciation, usage, and related words of aggravate from Collins English Dictionary.
Aggravate means to make something worse, and irritate is to annoy. But if you use aggravate to mean "annoy," no one will notice. That battle has been lost in all but the most formal writing.
Aggravate means to make something worse, such as an illness or a situation. It can also mean to annoy someone, especially deliberately. See how to use aggravate in sentences and synonyms.