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- Dictionaryaggravated/ˈaɡrəveɪtɪd/
adjective
- 1. (of an offence) made more serious by attendant circumstances: "aggravated burglary"
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Learn the meaning of aggravated as an adjective for anger or a criminal offense. See synonyms, examples, word history, and legal definition of aggravated.
annoyed; irritated: I get so aggravated when I get this much junk mail. made worse or more severe; intensified: Stress impedes the emptying of the stomach, which can lead to aggravated heartburn.
Aggravate means to make something worse, such as a situation, a disease, or a problem. It can also mean to annoy someone. See how to use aggravate in sentences and learn related words and phrases.
Aggravated is the past tense and past participle of aggravate, which means to make something worse or to annoy someone. Learn how to use this word in different contexts with examples from the Cambridge English Corpus.
Aggravate means to make (something) worse, more serious, or more severe, or to make (someone) angry or irritated. Learn more about its synonyms, examples, etymology, and usage in different contexts.
Definitions of aggravated. adjective. made more severe or intense especially in law. “ aggravated assault” synonyms: intense. possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree. adjective. incited, especially deliberately, to anger. “ aggravated by passive resistance” synonyms: provoked. angry. feeling or showing anger.
to make worse or more severe; intensify, as anything evil, disorderly, or troublesome: to aggravate a grievance; to aggravate an illness. Synonyms: increase, heighten. Antonyms: alleviate. to annoy; irritate; exasperate: His questions aggravate her. Synonyms: rile, vex, anger. to cause to become irritated or inflamed:
