aggravation

aggravation is a 11-letter English word with 7 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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. Face value is 16 in Scrabble and 20 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

11 letters · Scrabble 16 · Words With Friends 20 · 7 senses

Definitions

1. noun. 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. noun. Exaggerated representation.
3. noun. An extrinsic circumstance or accident which increases the guilt of a crime or the misery of a calamity.
4. noun. Provocation; irritation.
5. noun. action that makes a problem or a disease (or its symptoms) worse

   "the aggravation of her condition resulted from lack of care"

   Synonyms: exacerbation

6. noun. unfriendly behavior that causes anger or resentment

   Synonyms: irritation, provocation

7. noun. an exasperated feeling of annoyance

   Synonyms: exasperation

Synonyms

exacerbation, irritation, provocation, exasperation

Common word forms

aggravations

Words from these letters

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