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aggravate
aggravateto make worse: The smoky room aggravated her asthma.; to annoy: Don’t aggravate the substitute teacher. Not to be confused with:irritate – exasperate; provoke; inflame or chafe: Her incessant chatter irritates me.ag·gra·vate A0140800 (ăg′rə-vāt′)tr.v. ag·gra·vat·ed, ag·gra·vat·ing, ag·gra·vates 1. To make worse or more troublesome: aggravate political tensions; aggravate a medical condition.2. To annoy or exasperate: The child's whining aggravated me. See Synonyms at annoy. [Latin aggravāre, aggravāt- : ad-, ad- + gravāre, to burden (from gravis, heavy; see gwerə- in Indo-European roots).] ag′gra·vat′ing·ly adv.ag′gra·va′tive adj.ag′gra·va′tor n.Usage Note: Aggravate comes from the Latin verb aggravāre, which meant "to make heavier," that is, "to add to the weight of." It also had the extended senses "to burden" or "to oppress." On the basis of this etymology, it is claimed by some that aggravate should not be used to mean "to irritate, annoy, rouse to anger." But such senses for the word date back to the 17th century and are pervasive. In our 2005 survey, 83 percent of the Usage Panel accepted this usage in the sentence: It's the endless wait for luggage that aggravates me the most about air travel. This was a significant increase from the 68 percent who accepted the same sentence in 1988.aggravate (ˈæɡrəˌveɪt) vb (tr) 1. to make (a disease, situation, problem, etc) worse or more severe2. informal to annoy; exasperate, esp by deliberate and persistent goading[C16: from Latin aggravāre to make heavier, from gravis heavy] ˈaggraˌvating adj ˈaggravatingly adv ˌaggraˈvation nag•gra•vate (ˈæg rəˌveɪt) v.t. -vat•ed, -vat•ing. 1. to make worse or more severe; intensify, as anything evil, disorderly, or troublesome. 2. to annoy; irritate; exasperate. 3. to cause to become irritated or inflamed. [1425–75; late Middle English < Latin aggravātus, past participle of aggravāre to weigh down, make worse] ag′gra•va`tor, n. usage: The two most common senses of the verb aggravate are “to make worse” and “to annoy, exasperate.” Both senses, and the corresponding senses of the noun aggravation, appeared in the early 17th century at almost the same time and have been standard since then. The noun and verb senses “to annoy” and “annoyance” are sometimes objected to, and used somewhat less frequently than “to make worse” in formal speech and writing. aggravate Past participle: aggravated Gerund: aggravating
Imperative |
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aggravate | aggravate |
Present |
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I aggravate | you aggravate | he/she/it aggravates | we aggravate | you aggravate | they aggravate |
Preterite |
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I aggravated | you aggravated | he/she/it aggravated | we aggravated | you aggravated | they aggravated |
Present Continuous |
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I am aggravating | you are aggravating | he/she/it is aggravating | we are aggravating | you are aggravating | they are aggravating |
Present Perfect |
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I have aggravated | you have aggravated | he/she/it has aggravated | we have aggravated | you have aggravated | they have aggravated |
Past Continuous |
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I was aggravating | you were aggravating | he/she/it was aggravating | we were aggravating | you were aggravating | they were aggravating |
Past Perfect |
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I had aggravated | you had aggravated | he/she/it had aggravated | we had aggravated | you had aggravated | they had aggravated |
Future |
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I will aggravate | you will aggravate | he/she/it will aggravate | we will aggravate | you will aggravate | they will aggravate |
Future Perfect |
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I will have aggravated | you will have aggravated | he/she/it will have aggravated | we will have aggravated | you will have aggravated | they will have aggravated |
Future Continuous |
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I will be aggravating | you will be aggravating | he/she/it will be aggravating | we will be aggravating | you will be aggravating | they will be aggravating |
Present Perfect Continuous |
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I have been aggravating | you have been aggravating | he/she/it has been aggravating | we have been aggravating | you have been aggravating | they have been aggravating |
Future Perfect Continuous |
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I will have been aggravating | you will have been aggravating | he/she/it will have been aggravating | we will have been aggravating | you will have been aggravating | they will have been aggravating |
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I had been aggravating | you had been aggravating | he/she/it had been aggravating | we had been aggravating | you had been aggravating | they had been aggravating |
Conditional |
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I would aggravate | you would aggravate | he/she/it would aggravate | we would aggravate | you would aggravate | they would aggravate |
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I would have aggravated | you would have aggravated | he/she/it would have aggravated | we would have aggravated | you would have aggravated | they would have aggravated | ThesaurusVerb | 1. | aggravate - make worse; "This drug aggravates the pain"exacerbate, worsen, exasperateirritate - 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, exacerbateanger - make angry; "The news angered him" |
aggravateverb1. make worse, exaggerate, intensify, worsen, heighten, exacerbate, magnify, inflame, increase, add insult to injury, fan the flames of Stress and lack of sleep can aggravate the situation. make worse improve, ease, calm, smooth, diminish, lessen, alleviate, mitigate, assuage2. (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), piss you off (taboo slang), rub (someone) up the wrong way (informal), get in your hair (informal), get on your wick (Brit. slang) What aggravates you most about this country? annoy please, calm, assuage, pacifyaggravateverb1. To make greater in intensity or severity:deepen, enhance, heighten, intensify, redouble.2. To trouble the nerves or peace of mind of, especially by repeated vexations:annoy, bother, bug, chafe, disturb, exasperate, fret, gall, get, irk, irritate, nettle, peeve, provoke, put out, rile, ruffle, vex.Idioms: get in one's hair, get on one's nerves, get under one's skin.Translationsaggravate (ˈӕgrəveit) verb1. to make worse. His bad temper aggravated the situation. 使惡化 使恶化2. to make (someone) angry or impatient. She was aggravated by the constant questions. 激怒 激怒ˌaggraˈvation noun 加劇 加重aggravate
aggravate [ag´rah-vāt″] to cause a patient's condition to deteriorate.aggravate
Synonyms for aggravateverb make worseSynonyms- make worse
- exaggerate
- intensify
- worsen
- heighten
- exacerbate
- magnify
- inflame
- increase
- add insult to injury
- fan the flames of
Antonyms- improve
- ease
- calm
- smooth
- diminish
- lessen
- alleviate
- mitigate
- assuage
verb annoySynonyms- annoy
- bother
- provoke
- needle
- irritate
- tease
- hassle
- gall
- exasperate
- nettle
- pester
- vex
- irk
- get under your skin
- get on your nerves
- nark
- get up your nose
- be on your back
- piss you off
- rub (someone) up the wrong way
- get in your hair
- get on your wick
AntonymsSynonyms for aggravateverb to make greater in intensity or severitySynonyms- deepen
- enhance
- heighten
- intensify
- redouble
verb to trouble the nerves or peace of mind of, especially by repeated vexationsSynonyms- annoy
- bother
- bug
- chafe
- disturb
- exasperate
- fret
- gall
- get
- irk
- irritate
- nettle
- peeve
- provoke
- put out
- rile
- ruffle
- vex
Synonyms for aggravateverb make worseSynonyms- exacerbate
- worsen
- exasperate
Related Words- irritate
- inflame
- alter
- change
- modify
- cheapen
- degrade
verb exasperate or irritateSynonymsRelated Words |