aggravations
aggravations is the plural of aggravation.
Meaning of aggravation
Noun
aggravation (countable and uncountable, plural aggravations)
- 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.
- Adrian, whose health had always been weak, now suffered considerable aggravation of suffering from the effects of his wound.1826, [Mary Shelley], chapter X, in The Last Man. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC
- Synonyms:
- exacerbation
- Exaggerated representation.
- An extrinsic circumstance or accident which increases the guilt of a crime or the misery of a calamity.
- A feeling of being provoked by irritation and annoyance; the feeling of being riled up or increasingly irritated.
- A little less conversation, a little more action please / All this aggravation ain't satisfactioning me1968, Mac Davis, Billy Strange, “A Little Less Conversation”, performed by Elvis Presley
Questions about aggravations
- What is aggravations the plural of?
- Aggravations is the plural of aggravation.
Words near aggravations in the dictionary
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