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Definition of aggravate in English: aggravateverb ˈaɡrəveɪtˈæɡrəˌveɪt [with object]1Make (a problem, injury, or offence) worse or more serious. military action would only aggravate the situation Example sentencesExamples - Shielded lamps and indirect luminaires prevent the lighting installation from aggravating the problems of stress.
- On the contrary it could very well aggravate the problem even further.
- However, the problem is aggravated by another large group of litter-creators: the people who throw their rubbish out of car windows.
- That seriously aggravates his third problem - namely, that as the candidate appealing to both wings of the Democrats, he necessarily also annoys both wings.
- The housing problem was aggravated by a rapid increase in a population that doubled from 1949 to 1964 and almost doubled again by the end of the century.
- Even a slight traffic accident or a train delay aggravates the problems and stress.
- The local favourite aggravated an injury to his troublesome right arm after catching his hand in a latch while taking a toilet break on the 16th fairway.
- Contrary to expectations, moving leopards around has only aggravated the problem.
- Advanced disease and intensive multi-modality treatment aggravates problems like speech disturbances, eating problems, and disfigurement.
- Despite calls for their culling and suggestions they be given to pensioners for Sunday dinner, many people insisted on feeding them which only aggravated the problem.
- ‘Your dangerous and aggressive driving was intentional, this seriously aggravates the offence,’ Judge Haworth said.
- Though she discovered a passion for running in the mountains, the stress aggravated a previous injury, and Ratkovic ruptured her Achilles tendon.
- To put energy into pH regulation to reverse acidosis would not help in this situation, but on the contrary would aggravate the energy problem.
- It was Wilkinson's third run-out after a long battle with a groin problem and there were fears he had aggravated the injury when he was attended to by medics after 58 minutes.
- The negative publicity surrounding OxyContin has aggravated a longstanding problem.
- Ji said that the sudden crisis will aggravate people's mental problems if they are prone to depression, obsession and anxiety.
- Premature implementation will set back the cause of regional reform and development and aggravate political problems.
- In many obstinate skin disorders like psoriasis and eczema where the application of soap aggravates the problem, patients are best advised to use curd while bathing.
- Hibs were further encouraged when Moravcik aggravated the leg injury which had troubled him all week and went off to be replaced by McNamara in only 17 minutes.
- The judge noted he was a risk to the public and said the offence was aggravated by force used and injuries being caused to a vulnerable victim.
Synonyms worsen, make worse, exacerbate, inflame, compound 2informal Annoy or exasperate. Example sentencesExamples - I used to work at a grocery store, and would go home each night thoroughly annoyed and aggravated.
- We're looking for stories where your MIL drives you a little crazy, aggravates / annoys you a bit (nothing mean).
- Irritably, she swatted the aggravating hand that was distracting her.
- I began to stalk away from him, thoroughly aggravated.
- People would find me here, weeks later, pale and thin, but worry free and careless, aggravated to be pulled from my hiding place.
- Not how will you aggravate him, challenge him, dare him, antagonize him, and make an enemy out of him.
- In any event, I hoped you enjoyed reading this, even if it was written when I was annoyed and aggravated with the people I worked with back in '98.
- Yes, this week's retro Mercury can be aggravating and infuriating, so fume and brood if you want to.
- And when you separate the illness from the patient, you free the parents up to be aggravated and very clear about what they're fighting.
- What gets under our skin, aggravates, infuriates, frustrates and makes us hate is of the same seed that also begets love and divine revelation.
- She muttered, taking control of her anger, ‘Just aggravated at the rat that was watching me.’
- FBI warnings are irritating enough, but this is especially aggravating, for two reasons.
- When I walked in the door, Nick Partly, my HP, was waiting, looking thoroughly aggravated.
- Words I would never have dared to say to my father before, whenever he annoyed or aggravated me.
- The woman was STILL following me, and it was beginning to irritate and aggravate me.
- With the wind at her back Joy found the walk aggravating due to the fact that her waist long hair threw itself in front of her vision in tangled masses.
- After explaining myself to the very aggravated and annoyed teacher who had exclaimed upon my arrival that I had cut class everything seemed to calm down.
- The minutes slowly tick by; the woman is getting aggravated.
- An hour we sat, miffed and aggravated until we finally escaped and arrived at our destination.
- ‘She's sick,’ Dani said, seemingly aggravated and overly annoyed.
Synonyms annoy, irritate, exasperate, anger, irk, vex, put out, nettle, provoke, incense, rile, infuriate, antagonize, get on someone's nerves, rub up the wrong way, make someone's blood boil, ruffle someone's feathers, ruffle, try someone's patience, make someone's hackles rise
Usage Aggravate in the sense ‘annoy or exasperate’ dates back to the 17th century and has been so used by respected writers ever since. This use is still regarded as incorrect by some traditionalists on the grounds that it is too radical a departure from the etymological meaning of ‘make heavy’. It is, however, comparable to meaning changes in hundreds of other words which have long been accepted without comment Derivatives adverb Or the theory of weight loss is aggravatingly simple - burn more calories than you consume - and the most pleasant possible practice is to do this without really noticing, for example by taking a nice long walk. Example sentencesExamples - As it is, I find the navigation aggravatingly, ironically useless.
- Some aggravatingly healthy person started whistling ‘Blue Moon,’ and everyone laughed with the joy of the catch.
Origin Mid 16th century: from Latin aggravat- 'made heavy', from the verb aggravare, from ad- (expressing increase) + gravis 'heavy'. Definition of aggravate in US English: aggravateverbˈæɡrəˌveɪtˈaɡrəˌvāt [with object]1Make (a problem, injury, or offense) worse or more serious. military action would only aggravate the situation Example sentencesExamples - Advanced disease and intensive multi-modality treatment aggravates problems like speech disturbances, eating problems, and disfigurement.
- Hibs were further encouraged when Moravcik aggravated the leg injury which had troubled him all week and went off to be replaced by McNamara in only 17 minutes.
- The negative publicity surrounding OxyContin has aggravated a longstanding problem.
- In many obstinate skin disorders like psoriasis and eczema where the application of soap aggravates the problem, patients are best advised to use curd while bathing.
- The judge noted he was a risk to the public and said the offence was aggravated by force used and injuries being caused to a vulnerable victim.
- Despite calls for their culling and suggestions they be given to pensioners for Sunday dinner, many people insisted on feeding them which only aggravated the problem.
- The local favourite aggravated an injury to his troublesome right arm after catching his hand in a latch while taking a toilet break on the 16th fairway.
- That seriously aggravates his third problem - namely, that as the candidate appealing to both wings of the Democrats, he necessarily also annoys both wings.
- The housing problem was aggravated by a rapid increase in a population that doubled from 1949 to 1964 and almost doubled again by the end of the century.
- Even a slight traffic accident or a train delay aggravates the problems and stress.
- However, the problem is aggravated by another large group of litter-creators: the people who throw their rubbish out of car windows.
- On the contrary it could very well aggravate the problem even further.
- Ji said that the sudden crisis will aggravate people's mental problems if they are prone to depression, obsession and anxiety.
- Premature implementation will set back the cause of regional reform and development and aggravate political problems.
- Contrary to expectations, moving leopards around has only aggravated the problem.
- Shielded lamps and indirect luminaires prevent the lighting installation from aggravating the problems of stress.
- Though she discovered a passion for running in the mountains, the stress aggravated a previous injury, and Ratkovic ruptured her Achilles tendon.
- To put energy into pH regulation to reverse acidosis would not help in this situation, but on the contrary would aggravate the energy problem.
- It was Wilkinson's third run-out after a long battle with a groin problem and there were fears he had aggravated the injury when he was attended to by medics after 58 minutes.
- ‘Your dangerous and aggressive driving was intentional, this seriously aggravates the offence,’ Judge Haworth said.
Synonyms worsen, make worse, exacerbate, inflame, compound 2informal Annoy or exasperate (someone), especially persistently. the gesture aggravated me even more Example sentencesExamples - Irritably, she swatted the aggravating hand that was distracting her.
- In any event, I hoped you enjoyed reading this, even if it was written when I was annoyed and aggravated with the people I worked with back in '98.
- When I walked in the door, Nick Partly, my HP, was waiting, looking thoroughly aggravated.
- She muttered, taking control of her anger, ‘Just aggravated at the rat that was watching me.’
- After explaining myself to the very aggravated and annoyed teacher who had exclaimed upon my arrival that I had cut class everything seemed to calm down.
- The woman was STILL following me, and it was beginning to irritate and aggravate me.
- Yes, this week's retro Mercury can be aggravating and infuriating, so fume and brood if you want to.
- ‘She's sick,’ Dani said, seemingly aggravated and overly annoyed.
- An hour we sat, miffed and aggravated until we finally escaped and arrived at our destination.
- The minutes slowly tick by; the woman is getting aggravated.
- I used to work at a grocery store, and would go home each night thoroughly annoyed and aggravated.
- We're looking for stories where your MIL drives you a little crazy, aggravates / annoys you a bit (nothing mean).
- And when you separate the illness from the patient, you free the parents up to be aggravated and very clear about what they're fighting.
- FBI warnings are irritating enough, but this is especially aggravating, for two reasons.
- I began to stalk away from him, thoroughly aggravated.
- What gets under our skin, aggravates, infuriates, frustrates and makes us hate is of the same seed that also begets love and divine revelation.
- Words I would never have dared to say to my father before, whenever he annoyed or aggravated me.
- With the wind at her back Joy found the walk aggravating due to the fact that her waist long hair threw itself in front of her vision in tangled masses.
- People would find me here, weeks later, pale and thin, but worry free and careless, aggravated to be pulled from my hiding place.
- Not how will you aggravate him, challenge him, dare him, antagonize him, and make an enemy out of him.
Synonyms annoy, irritate, exasperate, anger, irk, vex, put out, nettle, provoke, incense, rile, infuriate, antagonize, get on someone's nerves, rub up the wrong way, make someone's blood boil, ruffle someone's feathers, ruffle, try someone's patience, make someone's hackles rise
Usage Aggravate in the sense ‘annoy or exasperate’ dates back to the 17th century and has been so used by respected writers ever since. This use is still regarded as incorrect by some traditionalists on the grounds that it is too radical a departure from the etymological meaning of ‘make heavy.’ It is, however, comparable to meaning changes in hundreds of other words that have long been accepted without comment Origin Mid 16th century: from Latin aggravat- ‘made heavy’, from the verb aggravare, from ad- (expressing increase) + gravis ‘heavy’. |