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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

The stop-start feature helps lower emissions—and raises Americans’ aggravation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

Redick said it was an aggravation of a previous injury suffered last week.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2025

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

I opted to put us both on the road almost immediately after we got there, to save both of us the pointless aggravation and strain to try and fit into a foreign mainstream group.

From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz




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