Aggravation — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an exasperated feeling of annoyance

unfriendly behavior that causes anger or resentment

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈænsɚɹəs/

🇬🇧British English

/blˌɛfɐɹˌəʊdɪɐstˈɑːsiz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/blˌɛfɐɹˌəʊdɪɐstˈɑːsiz/

4 syllables Say it as /kˈænsɚɹəs/.

Examples

the aggravation of her condition resulted from lack of care

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

irritation exacerbation exasperation provocation

Parts of Speech

noun	an exasperated feeling of annoyance
noun	unfriendly behavior that causes anger or resentment
noun	action that makes a problem or a disease (or its symptoms) worse “the aggravation of her condition resulted from lack of care”

Word Forms

aggravate	verb	exasperate or irritate
exasperate	verb	make furious
irritate	verb	cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
provoke	verb	annoy continually or chronically
exacerbate	verb	make worse

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Verschlimmerung

ein verärgertes Gefühl der Verärgerung

🇪🇸Spanish

agravación

un sentimiento exasperado de molestia

🇮🇹Italian

aggravamento

un esasperato senso di fastidio

🇳🇱Dutch

verergering

een geïrriteerd gevoel van ergernis

🇵🇹Portuguese

agravamento

uma sensação exasperada de aborrecimento

🇷🇺Russian

ухудшение

раздраженное чувство досады

India

🇮🇳Hindi

उत्तेजना

झुंझलाहट की एक तीव्र भावना

🇧🇩Bengali

উত্তেজনা

বিরক্তির একটি উত্তেজনাপূর্ণ অনুভূতি

🇮🇳Tamil

தீவிரமடைதல்

எரிச்சலூட்டும் உணர்வு

🇮🇳Telugu

తీవ్రతరం

చిరాకు యొక్క విపరీతమైన భావన

🇮🇳Marathi

उत्तेजित होणे

चीडची तीव्र भावना

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઉત્તેજના

ચીડની લાગણી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಉಲ್ಬಣಗೊಳ್ಳುವಿಕೆ

ಕಿರಿಕಿರಿಯ ಉದ್ವೇಗದ ಭಾವನೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

തീവ്രത

ശല്യപ്പെടുത്തുന്ന ഒരു വികാരം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵਧਣਾ

ਪਰੇਸ਼ਾਨੀ ਦੀ ਭਾਵਨਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

اضطراب

پریشان کن احساس

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

加重

一种恼怒的感觉

🇯🇵Japanese

悪化

イライラしたイライラ感

🇰🇷Korean

악화

짜증나는 분노의 감정

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tình tiết tăng nặng

một cảm giác khó chịu bực tức

🇹🇭Thai

การทำให้รุนแรงขึ้น

ความรู้สึกโกรธเคืองของความรำคาญ

🇮🇩Indonesian

kejengkelan

perasaan kesal yang jengkel

🇵🇭Filipino

paglala

isang galit na pakiramdam ng inis

🇲🇾Malay

keterukan

perasaan jengkel yang membuak-buak

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تفاقم

شعور شديد بالانزعاج

🇮🇷Persian

تشدید

احساس عصبانیت آزاردهنده

🇹🇷Turkish

şiddetlenme

bıkkınlık verici bir rahatsızlık hissi

🇮🇱Hebrew

הַחמָרָה

תחושת רוגז עצבנית

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The primary meaning of 'aggravation' is 'an exasperated feeling of annoyance'.

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