Aggravate
verb
Make an existing problem or bad situation worse.
His reckless behavior only aggravated the situation.
Often appears as...
- aggravate the situation
- aggravate the problem
verb
To upset or annoy someone.
Stop aggravating me with your constant questions!
Often appears as...
- aggravate me
- aggravate us
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Disapproving
verb
To make an illness or a harmful condition worse.
Smoking can aggravate an existing heart condition.
Often appears as...
- aggravate the condition
- aggravate the illness
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Technical
verb
Make an existing problem or bad situation worse.
His reckless behavior only aggravated the situation.
Often appears as...
- aggravate the situation
- aggravate the problem
verb
To upset or annoy someone.
Stop aggravating me with your constant questions!
Often appears as...
- aggravate me
- aggravate us
Usage tips
Disapproving
verb
To make an illness or a harmful condition worse.
Smoking can aggravate an existing heart condition.
Often appears as...
- aggravate the condition
- aggravate the illness
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Escalating Effects
Usage implies a situation is getting significantly worse due to an action or event.
Ignoring your homework will only aggravate your problems in school.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Outcome
Focus is on negative consequences, suggesting that a situation turned more unfavorable or harmful.
Her sarcastic remarks aggravated our disagreement.
Pro Tip 3/3Beyond Annoyance
Indicates a level of disturbance deeper than simply bothering someone; it increases the severity.
The loud construction work aggravated his headache.
Pro Tip 1/3Escalating Effects
Usage implies a situation is getting significantly worse due to an action or event.
Ignoring your homework will only aggravate your problems in school.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Outcome
Focus is on negative consequences, suggesting that a situation turned more unfavorable or harmful.
Her sarcastic remarks aggravated our disagreement.
Pro Tip 3/3Beyond Annoyance
Indicates a level of disturbance deeper than simply bothering someone; it increases the severity.
The loud construction work aggravated his headache.
Pro Tip 1/3Escalating Effects
Usage implies a situation is getting significantly worse due to an action or event.
Ignoring your homework will only aggravate your problems in school.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Outcome
Focus is on negative consequences, suggesting that a situation turned more unfavorable or harmful.
Her sarcastic remarks aggravated our disagreement.
Pro Tip 3/3Beyond Annoyance
Indicates a level of disturbance deeper than simply bothering someone; it increases the severity.
The loud construction work aggravated his headache.
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How we can make racism a...
and chronic mental health and substance abuse issues, and every other ill that our broken criminal-legal systems aggravate. Because every unnecessary arrest we can prevent saves a family from the terrifying journey through each one of those systems. Just like every gun we can leave holstered saves an entire community from a lifetime of grief.
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you guys have talked a lot about how tough it is once everybody shows up in the sidewalk officially in that moment you know I could understand his train of thought but it still sucked but you were all cutthroat at times I mean I mean lying if I said I saw someone go off next to me one of these guys and I wasn't aggravating the moment but you
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The real reason female...
So what ends up happening is that a male entrepreneur gets asked a promotion question, granting him the luxury to reinforce his association with the favorable domain of gains by responding in kind, while a female entrepreneur gets asked a prevention question and inadvertently aggravates her association
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Murderer in Public PIPE...
and they're alleging over there that you spent charged with the offense of murder battery and aggravated assault kidnapping with a weapon and tampering with the witnesses and threatening a witness we understand the charges against you and why you are in cuz it
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This weird trick will...
Another hypothesis was that worm grunting tickled their bodies, so they emerged to end the aggravation. Whimsical! But worm grunting vibrates the ground’s surface. If worms were evading the vibrations, wouldn't they burrow deeper instead?
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Prison Victim PIPE National...
that English had shaken and beaten his son they arrested me for aggravated battery cruelty to children and then when they pulled the plug on my son's life they upgraded the charges to malice murder cruelty and children aggravated
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Alice Goffman: How we're...
that schoolyard fight would have ended there, as a schoolyard fight. It never would have become an aggravated assault case. Not a single kid that I went to college with has a criminal record right now. Not a single one.
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The Snake Room PIPE Snake...
we have a very very very aggravating country in the court you can see the venom I don't meal that's enough to swell a man's hand the size of his leg I would not lay my life down for something I didn't believe in I
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Creating job creators PIPE...
of graduates enter the job market and can't find jobs yet and in addition to this our society has not only increasing youth unemployment which is aggravated by technology which helps more people do
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The Sinking of the SS...
And so they don't want to aggravate the British more than necessary. Now, on the very first day of the war, Lemp has sunk a passenger vessel without warning.
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How we can make racism a...
and chronic mental health and substance abuse issues, and every other ill that our broken criminal-legal systems aggravate. Because every unnecessary arrest we can prevent saves a family from the terrifying journey through each one of those systems. Just like every gun we can leave holstered saves an entire community from a lifetime of grief.
Video examples
Reel Talk Ep. 12 -...
you guys have talked a lot about how tough it is once everybody shows up in the sidewalk officially in that moment you know I could understand his train of thought but it still sucked but you were all cutthroat at times I mean I mean lying if I said I saw someone go off next to me one of these guys and I wasn't aggravating the moment but you
Video examples
The real reason female...
So what ends up happening is that a male entrepreneur gets asked a promotion question, granting him the luxury to reinforce his association with the favorable domain of gains by responding in kind, while a female entrepreneur gets asked a prevention question and inadvertently aggravates her association
Video examples
Murderer in Public PIPE...
and they're alleging over there that you spent charged with the offense of murder battery and aggravated assault kidnapping with a weapon and tampering with the witnesses and threatening a witness we understand the charges against you and why you are in cuz it
Video examples
This weird trick will...
Another hypothesis was that worm grunting tickled their bodies, so they emerged to end the aggravation. Whimsical! But worm grunting vibrates the ground’s surface. If worms were evading the vibrations, wouldn't they burrow deeper instead?
Video examples
Prison Victim PIPE National...
that English had shaken and beaten his son they arrested me for aggravated battery cruelty to children and then when they pulled the plug on my son's life they upgraded the charges to malice murder cruelty and children aggravated
Video examples
Alice Goffman: How we're...
that schoolyard fight would have ended there, as a schoolyard fight. It never would have become an aggravated assault case. Not a single kid that I went to college with has a criminal record right now. Not a single one.
Video examples
The Snake Room PIPE Snake...
we have a very very very aggravating country in the court you can see the venom I don't meal that's enough to swell a man's hand the size of his leg I would not lay my life down for something I didn't believe in I
Video examples
Creating job creators PIPE...
of graduates enter the job market and can't find jobs yet and in addition to this our society has not only increasing youth unemployment which is aggravated by technology which helps more people do
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The Sinking of the SS...
And so they don't want to aggravate the British more than necessary. Now, on the very first day of the war, Lemp has sunk a passenger vessel without warning.
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Mike Ditka
American Coach
What you feel spiritually. I think a lot of that has to do with it. If you have no spiritual life, chances are everything is going to aggravate you, you're going to fly off the handle at everything and that's what I did in the past. I've kind of got that under control now.
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Dave Edmunds
Welsh Musician
It's all very boring to say that we get along great and all that and sometimes we mock up come aggravation to make it interesting but the truth of it is that we get along so well we've never had an argument.
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Diego Maradona
Argentinian Athlete
While the coach is entitled to celebrate the team's victories, there is a manner and a way of doing so without aggravating the opponent.
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Plato
Greek Philosopher
Dictatorship naturally arises out of democracy, and the most aggravated form of tyranny and slavery out of the most extreme liberty.
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Robert Byrne
American Author
Learning to dislike children at an early age saves a lot of expense and aggravation later in life.
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Sophie Ellis-Bextor
English Musician
I'm all for consumer rights. I get very aggravated if I don't get a good service.
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Paul Morrissey
American Director
It's good to aggravate people a little. It makes them pay attention.
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Benjamin Disraeli
British Statesman
War is never a solution; it is an aggravation.
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Rod Stewart
English Musician
I never feel any aggravation from the public.
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Oscar Wilde
Irish Poet
Nothing is so aggravating than calmness.
Quote examples
Mike Ditka
American Coach
What you feel spiritually. I think a lot of that has to do with it. If you have no spiritual life, chances are everything is going to aggravate you, you're going to fly off the handle at everything and that's what I did in the past. I've kind of got that under control now.
Quote examples
Dave Edmunds
Welsh Musician
It's all very boring to say that we get along great and all that and sometimes we mock up come aggravation to make it interesting but the truth of it is that we get along so well we've never had an argument.
Quote examples
Diego Maradona
Argentinian Athlete
While the coach is entitled to celebrate the team's victories, there is a manner and a way of doing so without aggravating the opponent.
Quote examples
Plato
Greek Philosopher
Dictatorship naturally arises out of democracy, and the most aggravated form of tyranny and slavery out of the most extreme liberty.
Quote examples
Robert Byrne
American Author
Learning to dislike children at an early age saves a lot of expense and aggravation later in life.
Quote examples
Sophie Ellis-Bextor
English Musician
I'm all for consumer rights. I get very aggravated if I don't get a good service.
Quote examples
Paul Morrissey
American Director
It's good to aggravate people a little. It makes them pay attention.
Quote examples
Benjamin Disraeli
British Statesman
War is never a solution; it is an aggravation.
Quote examples
Rod Stewart
English Musician
I never feel any aggravation from the public.
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Oscar Wilde
Irish Poet
Nothing is so aggravating than calmness.
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