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    [Verb]  | "ag*gra*vate" | \ ˈa-grə-ˌvāt \


    1: to make (something) worse, more serious, or more severe : to intensify (something) unpleasantly

    2: to make (someone) angry or irritated especially by bothering again and again

    3: to produce inflammation in (a part of the body) : irritate


    Origin: 1530 ;

     Borrowed from Latin aggravātus, past participle of aggravāre "to weigh down, burden, oppress, make worse," from ad- {see: |ad-|ad-} + gravāre "to make heavy, oppress, weigh heavily upon," verbal derivative of gravis "heavy" {mat|grave:2|};

    [Verb]  | "aggravate" 


    1: to disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts;


      * e.g., " ... it really aggravates me when I arrive 10 minutes before the stated closing time, and the store's closed already "





    2: to make more severe;


      * e.g., " ... overheated rhetoric that only aggravated an already tense situation "



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     [ "aggravation" ]

    1: an exasperated feeling of annoyance

      * e.g.,  ... she couldn't think of a sentence for aggravation :D 


     [ "aggravation" ]

    2: unfriendly behavior that causes anger or resentment

     [ "Aggravating" ]

    1: People who bug the crap out of you

      * e.g.,  ... You are so aggravating when you hit me 

     [ "Aggravational" ]

    1: Aggravational means when someone does something to annoy you. The behavior is aggravational. The act of being aggravated is aggravational.

      * e.g.,  ... The opposite of motivational is aggravational. Ugh, you get on my nerves... you are so aggravational! Stop parking your car so close to me, that is so aggravational. Say excuse me when you pass gas! That is aggravational. 

     [ "aggravant" ]

    1: A person or thing that aggravates.

      * e.g.,  ... English muffins usually aren't an aggravant, so I don't know why I have heartburn. 

     [ "Aggravate" ]

    1: To annoy a farmer, agricultural worker or tractor jockey

      * e.g.,  ... Those rabbits really aggravate the carrot farmer 

     [ "Aggravation" ]

    1: Known as the "New Feg" of IRC, and stalked by Sano

      * e.g.,  ... "Dam, Sano keeps stalking the New Feg Aggravation" 

     [ "Aggravating" ]

    1: When someone never shuts up and cry’s about everything has orange skin

      * e.g.,  ... Camille is very aggravating 

     [ "Aggravated Homicide" ]

    1: When a person is so angry or annoyed, they commit homicide.

      * e.g.,  ... I swear if he wouldn't of shut up I was going to commit aggravated homicide. 

     [ "Lincoln Aggravator" ]

    1: Full-sized Ford SUV driven by arguably the most self-centered drivers in North America.

      * e.g.,  ... Look at that Lincoln Aggravator parked in the Fire Lane...LAME! 

     [ "Manly Aggravated" ]

    1: When a man surpasses horny and becomes pissed off and horny at the same time.

      * e.g.,  ... Not being able to get any love due to in-laws spending the weekend at your house leads to being manly aggravated. 

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