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aggravated

[ag-ruh-vey-tid] / ˈæg rəˌveɪ tɪd /


ADJECTIVE
provoked
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Antonyms


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MacInnes is seeking aggravated damages for the harm to her reputation.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

But peer a little closer, and one could see that the brushstrokes lost their consistency and that the lines were harsher, more aggravated.

From Salon • Apr. 17, 2026

The deployment of hundreds of thousands of young men to the battlefield in Ukraine over the last four years has only aggravated the problem.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

AllHere founder and former Chief Executive Joanna Smith-Griffin was arrested in November 2024 and charged with securities fraud, wire fraud and aggravated identity theft.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026

This shift in weight only aggravated the larger problem, and the shimmy grew stronger.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir




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