aggravation
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4.8
- noun
- /ˌæɡrəˈveɪʃən/
:
fastidio
- I felt a lot of aggravation when the contractor was late again.
- parenting aggravation
- high aggravation
- low aggravation
There's probably a little more restlessness, some aggravations.
- There's probably a little more restlessness, some aggravations.
- We just immediately go from, you know, a simple incident igniting, a fury of cancellation and aggravation.
Examples
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Why had he let himself in for this aggravation by getting such a car in the first place?
Fiction book (1994) -
Probably not, or probably not worth your time and aggravation to do so.
Blog text (9) -
Man, you could have saved us all a lot of aggravation.
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This is too much aggravation.
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Save yourself the aggravation, it's really disgusting.
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I'm telling you, you do not want the aggravation.
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Sometimes the point of the comment is to express aggravation and frustration.
Blog text (10) -
Yeah, well, you know there's a little too much aggravation around here, right?
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For these and other reasons, two years ago I gave up tolerating all the aggravation and went private.
Blog text (12) -
You need less aggravation.
Synonyms
391
2.5
A feeling of anger or annoyance when you cannot get what you want
27
3.6
A feeling of annoyance or anger
26
2.8
The feeling you have when something bothers you
15
5.7
A strong feeling of being very annoyed and impatient
A small feeling of annoyance about something
Antonyms
How Annoyed
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3.4
15
5.7
14
4.8
26
2.8
27
3.6
29
2.1
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Aggravation comes from the Latin parts ad- and gravare, meaning 'to make heavy'. Think of small annoyances adding 'weight' to your mood, which is why aggravation means a feeling of annoyance or exasperation.