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overaggravated

Syllables: o·ver·ag·gra·va·ted/ˌəʊvəˈæɡ.ɹə.veɪ̯tɪd/

overaggravated adjective: overly aggravated. Also the simple past and past participle of overaggravate.

Adjective

overaggravated (comparative more overaggravated, superlative most overaggravated)

  1. (rare) Overly aggravated.
    • We quite agree that the problems of the UHF will not be solved by hysteria. Nor will they be solved, however, by precipitate action which can only serve to further aggravate a situation overaggravated with the result that a solution to the problem will be made all the more difficult.1956, United States Court of Appeals, Coastal Bend Television Company v. Federal Communications Commission, Gulf Coast Broadcasting, Robert I. Thiel, page 26
    • An ulcer patient may have a period of some w e e k s^([sic]) or months without any symptoms at all. Then, when he has some minor infection, like a ccld, or when he is particularly over­ worked or overaggravated, or when he has neglected himself m some way, the symptoms will recur.1962, Daily Independent Journal, Daily Independent Journal, Daily Independent Journal, page 5

Also used as

overaggravated is also the simple past and past participle of overaggravate.

Examples of overaggravated in a sentence

  • “The aorta is a bit enlarged, but that’s nothing to worry about—as long as you don’t get yourself overaggravated.1984, May Gruber, Pandora's Pride, Lyle Stuart, →ISBN, page 207:
  • The prisoners were kept underfed and overaggravated, and any Reman who showed open contempt for the Romulan jailers was taken away and never heard from again.2005, Andy Mangels, Michael A. Martin, Taking Wing, Pocket Books, →ISBN, page 133:
  • Senorita Raven was overaggravated, as Medianoche had been, and Ibo the Nigerian supplied most of that frustration.2017, Eric Jerome Dickey, Finding Gideon, Thorndike Press, →ISBN, page 350:

Forms of overaggravated

comparativemore overaggravated
superlativemost overaggravated

Origin of overaggravated

From over- + aggravated.

Questions about overaggravated

What does overaggravated mean?
Overaggravated means overly aggravated.
How do you use overaggravated in a sentence?
“The aorta is a bit enlarged, but that’s nothing to worry about—as long as you don’t get yourself overaggravated.
What part of speech is overaggravated?
Overaggravated is an adjective.
How do you pronounce overaggravated?
Overaggravated is pronounced /ˌəʊvəˈæɡ.ɹə.veɪ̯tɪd/.

Words near overaggravated in the dictionary

  1. overaggrandize
  2. overaggrandized
  3. overaggrandizes
  4. overaggrandizing
  5. overaggravate
  6. overaggravated
  7. overaggravates
  8. overaggravating
  9. overaggravation
  10. overaggregation
  11. overaggregations

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