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aggravation

[ag-ruh-vey-shuhn] / ˌæg rəˈveɪ ʃən /




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Some may decide it isn’t worth the aggravation.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

It’s not the hassles and aggravation that most people put up with.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 15, 2026

The Milan court found that no aggravation had been involved as a consumer group had withdrawn its original complaint.

From BBC • Jan. 14, 2026

“The risk of reinjury or aggravation is higher during the initial phase, when movement is being reintroduced.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 25, 2025

I exhale my aggravation and look around the room, taking in the whole bizarre scene.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman




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