aggravate
Meaning of aggravate
verb
- To make (an offence) worse or more severe; to increase in offensiveness or heinousness.
- (by extension) To make worse; to exacerbate.
- To give extra weight or intensity to; to exaggerate, to magnify.
He aggravated the story.
- To pile or heap (something heavy or onerous) on or upon someone.
- To exasperate; to provoke or irritate.
Information about aggravate
- It is a verb.
- The plural form of aggravate is: aggravates.
- Languages in which aggravate is used:
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Hyphenation of aggravate
ag-gra-vate
- It consists of 3 syllables and 9 chars.
- aggravate is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
aggravate synonyms
Meaning worsen:
worsen, exacerbate, exasperate
Meaning exacerbate:
Meaning :
irritate, provoke, exaggerate, heighten, increase, intensify, magnify
aggravate antonyms
Meaning :
Translation of aggravate
- French: exaspérer, exacerber, aggraver, empirer
- Spanish: exasperar, exacerbar, empeorar, agravar
- Italian: esasperare, peggiorare, aggravare
- Portuguese: exasperar, piorar
- German: verärgern, verschlimmern, verschlechtern
Words that rhyme with aggravate
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