Word Definition

Aggravation

  1. An extrinsic circumstance or accident which increases the guilt of a crime or the misery of a calamity.
  2. 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.
  3. Provocation; irritation.
  4. Exaggerated representation.

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