aggravate

/ˈægrəveɪt/ verb [T]

Definition

MAKE WORSE › to make a situation or condition worse: His comments only aggravated the problem.

ANNOY › to annoy someone: She's starting to really aggravate me.

aggravating adjective aggravation

/ˌægrəˈveɪʃən/ noun [C, U]

(Definition of aggravate verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to express disagreement or refuse to do something

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