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aggravate (oh)



[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Latin; Origin: , past participle of aggravare 'to make heavier', from ad- 'to' + gravare 'to make heavy']
to make a bad situation, an illness, or an injury worse
-opposite improve improve
::Their money problems were further aggravated by a rise in interest rates.
::Building the new road will only aggravate the situation .
to make someone angry or annoyed
-synonym irritate irritate
::What really aggravates me is the way she won't listen.
-- aggravating adj
-- aggravatingly adv
-- aggravation /7AgrE5veIFEn/ n [U and C]