aggravation

Example Sentences

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026

The charges had been said to have had a connection with serious organised crime, but this aggravation was deleted by prosecutors at the end of the evidence.

From BBC • Jul. 1, 2025

You can commit to an overly ambitious project that may have caused conflict, struggle and aggravation, but in retrospect, will be fondly remembered as an epic creation that evoked happiness while overcoming adversity.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 9, 2024

They are variously seeking damages for lost money, wasted time, and "stress, aggravation, frustration, loss of trust, loss of serenity, and loss of confidence in product labeling."

From Salon • May 21, 2024

Positional notation symbols take the aggravation out of arithmetic.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann