aggravation
2
5.6
- noun
- /ˌæɡrəˈveɪʃən/
:
provocación
- Football is not supposed to be yet another source of aggravation.
- worth the aggravation
- much aggravation
- more aggravation
Examples
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I am not certain that our savings were worth the aggravation.
Blog text (17) -
I can't take the aggravation.
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No one is worth this aggravation.
Fiction book (1999) -
I have more aggravation with the dads, with the kids I have now than anything.
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We don't need any additional aggravation from you!
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For me, the aggravation simply isn't worth it.
Blog text (17) -
But the cost, aggravation, time, and anger this policy generates have worn me down.
Blog text (10) -
Good impressions, Jerome—this is the aggravation they give everybody.
Fiction book (1992) -
It may be met with contempt or inconvenience or aggravation from the family members who were narcissistic abusers.
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Her constant criticism only added to the aggravation I felt about the project.
Synonyms
147
4.7
Unfriendly or angry actions and feelings toward someone
101
3.5
Hostile or violent behavior toward others
58
7.2
An action or comment that makes someone react, often making them angry
26
2.8
The feeling you have when something bothers you
5
7.9
Rude behavior that shows no politeness
3
9.9
Trouble caused by people arguing or fighting
3
3.5
Rude or annoying behavior that makes other people angry
Antonyms
How Annoying
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Aggravation comes from the Latin parts ad- and gravare, meaning 'to make heavy'. If someone keeps doing annoying things they 'add weight' to your anger, so aggravation can mean unfriendly or provoking behavior that causes anger.