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aggravation

[ag-ruh-vey-shuhn] / ˌæg rəˈveɪ ʃən /




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That agreement expired last week, opening the door for further aggravation from the two investors.

From The Wall Street Journal

I wouldn’t have gone through all the aggravation of making this movie if they weren’t the greatest onion ring in the world.

From Salon

Monitoring, litigating, and tax administration are king-size aggravations that nobody talks about because at the plan-sponsor level it’s called job security.

From The Wall Street Journal

Goals, aggravation, a red card that infuriated the visitors and opened a door for the hosts, a toe-to-toe fight that went to the wire.

From BBC

The Milan court found that no aggravation had been involved as a consumer group had withdrawn its original complaint.

From BBC