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ag·gra·vate
 aggravate
- pronunciation:
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
aggravated, aggravates, aggravating |
| definition 1: |
to make worse.
Her illness was aggravated by lack of sleep.- synonyms:
- exacerbate, worsen
- antonyms:
- allay, alleviate, appease, assuage, ease, heal, mitigate, moderate, quell, relieve, soothe
- similar words:
- deepen, exasperate, heighten, increase, intensify
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| definition 2: |
(informal) to annoy or bother.
He was aggravated by his inability to find the right word.- synonyms:
- annoy, bother, exasperate, irritate, nettle, peeve, rile, tee off, vex
- antonyms:
- appease, please, soothe
- similar words:
- bug, chafe, disturb, gall, hassle, irk, miff, pester, rankle, ruffle
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| related words: |
compound, exasperate, grate, incense, irritate, madden, molest, offend, peeve, persecute, plague, trouble, worry |
| derivations: |
aggravatingly (adv.), aggravator (n.) |
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