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aggravated

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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.

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

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.

aggravated
Adjective
law (of a criminal offence) made more serious by its circumstances
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.aggravated - made more severe or intense especially in law; "aggravated assault"
intense - possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree; "intense heat"; "intense anxiety"; "intense desire"; "intense emotion"; "the skunk's intense acrid odor"; "intense pain"; "enemy fire was intense"
2.aggravated - incited, especially deliberately, to anger; "aggravated by passive resistance"; "the provoked animal attacked the child"
angry - feeling or showing anger; "angry at the weather"; "angry customers"; "an angry silence"; "sending angry letters to the papers"

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The maidens, aggravated by such excessive labor, resolved to kill the cock who roused their mistress so early.
Everything he did was rough, and I began to hate him; he wanted to make me afraid of him, but I was too high-mettled for that, and one day when he had aggravated me more than usual I bit him, which of course put him in a great rage, and he began to hit me about the head with a riding whip.
Their apprehensions were aggravated by some of Lisa's followers, who, not being engaged in the expedition, took a mischievous pleasure in exaggerating its dangers.
 
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