aggravate

ag·gra·vate  (gr-vt)

tr.v. ag·gra·vat·ed, ag·gra·vat·ing, ag·gra·vates

1. To make worse or more troublesome.

2. To rouse to exasperation or anger; provoke. See Synonyms at annoy.

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[Latin aggravre, aggravt- : ad-, ad- + gravre, to burden (from gravis, heavy; see g^wer-¹ in Indo-European roots).]

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aggra·vating·ly adv.

aggra·vative adj.

aggra·vator n.

Usage Note: Aggravate comes from the Latin verb aggravre, which meant "to make heavier," that is, "to add to the weight of." It also had the extended senses "to annoy" and "to oppress." Some people claim that aggravate can only mean "to make worse," and not "to irritate," on the basis of the word's etymology. But in doing so, they ignore not only an English sense in use since the 17th century, but also one of the original Latin ones. Sixty-eight percent of the Usage Panel approves of its use in It's the endless wait for luggage that aggravates me the most about air travel.

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aggravate

Verb

[-vating, -vated]

1. to make (a disease, situation or problem) worse

2. Informal to annoy [Latin aggravare to make heavier]

aggravating adj
aggravation n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	aggravate - make worse; "This drug aggravates the pain" exacerbate, worsen, exasperate irritate - excite to an abnormal condition, or chafe or inflame; "Aspirin irritates my stomach" inflame - cause inflammation in; "The repetitive motion inflamed her joint" alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" cheapen, degrade - lower the grade of something; reduce its worth
	2.	aggravate - exasperate or irritate               exasperate, exacerbate anger - make angry; "The news angered him"

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aggravate

verb 1. make worse, exaggerate, intensify, worsen, heighten, exacerbate, magnify, inflame, increase, add insult to injury, fan the flames of << OPPOSITE improve

verb 2. (Informal) annoy, bother, provoke, needle (informal) irritate, tease, hassle (informal) gall, exasperate, nettle, pester, vex, irk, get under your skin (informal) get on your nerves (informal) nark Brit., Austral., N.Z. (slang) get up your nose (informal) be on your back (slang) rub (someone) up the wrong way (informal) get in your hair (informal) get on your wick Brit. (slang) hack you off (informal) << OPPOSITE please

Translations

aggravate [ˈægrəveɪt] vt → agravar (= annoy); irritar, exasperar

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aggravate [ˈægrəveɪt] vt [+ situation] → aggraver (= annoy); exaspérer, agacer

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aggravate [ˈægrəveɪt] vt → verschlimmern;

(inf) (annoy) → ärgern

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aggravate [ˈægrəveɪt] vt → aggravare, peggiorare (= annoy); esasperare

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aggravate

v aggravate [ˈӕgrəveit]

1 to make worse His bad temper aggravated the situation. vererger يَزِيد المَوْقِف سُوء أو خُطُورَة отежнявам zhoršit forværre verschlimmern επιδεινώνω agravar halvendama بدتر کردن pahentaa aggraver לְהַחמִיר बिगड़ना, खराब होना pogoršati súlyosbít memperburuk gera verra aggravare 悪化させる 악화시키다 (pa)bloginti pasliktināt memburukkan verergeren forverre pogarszać agravar a agra­va ухудшать zhoršiť poslabšati pogoršati försvåra, förvärra ทำให้แย่ลง kötüleştirmek, ağırlaştırmak 使惡化 обтяжувати; погіршувати بد تر کرنا làm trầm trọng 使恶化

2 to make (someone) angry or impatient She was aggravated by the constant questions. ontsteld, vervies, kwaad gemaak يُغِيظ، يُثِير سَخْطَاً раздразвам rozzlobit, rozčílit irritere; ærgre verärgern εκνευρίζω κπ. irritar ärritama عصبانی کردن ärsyttää exaspérer לְהַרגִיז क्रोधित करना opterećivati dühbe hoz kesal, menjengkelkan ergja esasperare, irritare 怒らせる 화나게 하다 (su)pykinti sakaitināt; saniknot memburukkan ergeren irritere denerwować, gniewać irritar a exaspera раздражать, изводить rozčúliť ogorčiti razdražiti förarga ทำให้โกรธ kızdırmak 激怒 дратувати; набридати ناراض کرنا làm ai tức giận 激怒

n aggraˈvation

verergering تَفَاقُم، زِيَادَة سُوء أو خُطُورَة отежняване zhoršení; rozčilení, hněv irritation; ærgrelse die Verschlimmerung εκνευρισμός, επιδείνωση agravamiento; exasperación halvendamine, ärritamine وخامت pahentaminen, ärtymys exaspération הַחמָרָה, עֹגמַת נֶפֶש @@@עוֹגמַת נֶפֶש$$$ उत्तेजना opterećenje súlyosbodás, elmérgesedés; súlyosbítás, elmérgesítés kekesalan áreiting, íþynging esasperazione, irritazione 悪化 악화 (pa)bloginimas, (su)pykinimas pasliktināšanās; dusmas; niknums perbuatan memperburukkan verergering, ergernis irritasjon pogorszenie, zdenerwowanie aborrecimento exasperare ухудшение rozčúlenie, hnev ogorčenje pogoršanje försvårande, förvärrande, förtret การทำให้แย่ลง; การทำให้โกรธ kızdırma, şiddetlendirme, darıltma 加重 загострення; погіршення اشتعال ، ناراضی sự làm trầm trọng; làm bực mình 加重