How do you use Aggravation in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like exasperation or annoyance, plus the exact meaning.
Aggravation meaning
- The act of aggravating, or making worse; used of evils, natural or moral; the act of increasing in severity or heinousness; something additional to a crime or wrong and enhancing its guilt or injurious consequences.
- Exaggerated representation.
- An extrinsic circumstance or accident which increases the guilt of a crime or the misery of a calamity.
Synonyms of Aggravation
Using Aggravation
- The main meaning on this page is: The act of aggravating, or making worse; used of evils, natural or moral; the act of increasing in severity or heinousness; something additional to a crime or wrong and enhancing its guilt or injurious consequences. | Exaggerated representation. | An extrinsic circumstance or accident which increases the guilt of a crime or the misery of a calamity.
- Useful related words include: exasperation, annoyance, chafe, vexation.
- In the example corpus, aggravation often appears in combinations such as: aggravation of, the aggravation, and aggravation.
Context around Aggravation
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 10 middle, 7 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Aggravation
- In this selection, "aggravation" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, cells, testimony and using stand out and add context to how "aggravation" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a re aggravation of his and accelerated the aggravation of the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "aggravation" sits close to words such as abdelaziz, absolutist and accrual, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with aggravation
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
We lost sleep, time, and aggravation. (6 words)
It’s also an aggravation for many. (7 words)
You could understand an element of aggravation about that for Arsenal. (11 words)
The topic of building shelters from missile attacks is being discussed in Japan in the light of the North Korean missile and nuclear program, the experience of the conflict in Ukraine, as well as the aggravation of the situation around Taiwan. (41 words)
With Pittsburgh Steelers QB Russell Wilson’s status for Sunday’s season opener in question following an aggravation of a calf injury in practice on Thursday, Justin Fields may unexpectedly be making his first start with the Steelers. (38 words)
Near-ground ozone can lead to coughing, irritation of the throat and chest, exacerbation of asthma, inflammation of lung cells, aggravation of chronic lung diseases, and ozone even reduces the disease-fighting capabilities of the immune system. (37 words)
Do you have curly hair that causes you aggravation every time you wake up? (14 words)
Example sentences (20)
It has exponentially accelerated the aggravation of the international security crisis and further changing of the world order system," Sergei Aleinik emphasized.
Roland also noted that the court would soon hear rebuttal and aggravation testimony, with punishment to follow.
The decision was made by Russian President Vladimir Putin against the background of the aggravation of the situation in the region as a result of shelling by Ukrainian forces.
The payout includes $15,000 in aggravated damages for the "wholly avoidable exacerbation and aggravation" of the harm caused.
The topic of building shelters from missile attacks is being discussed in Japan in the light of the North Korean missile and nuclear program, the experience of the conflict in Ukraine, as well as the aggravation of the situation around Taiwan.
We lost sleep, time, and aggravation.
Do you have curly hair that causes you aggravation every time you wake up?
He has been charged with possession of a prohibited weapon, three counts of robbery with aggravation, using a firearm to commit a felony, and unlawful wounding.
It’s also an aggravation for many.
Saving some aggravation, the armrests are already attached to the chair's base.
With Pittsburgh Steelers QB Russell Wilson’s status for Sunday’s season opener in question following an aggravation of a calf injury in practice on Thursday, Justin Fields may unexpectedly be making his first start with the Steelers.
You could understand an element of aggravation about that for Arsenal.
Any aggravation in the negotiations between the EU and the UK will imply for investors milder terms of the Bank of England lending in the future.
Brother Albert, brother-in-law Jacob, and my husband Joe teamed up against their wives in Aggravation.
In March 2018, he appeared in court to answer to two counts of robbery with aggravation.
Shares of Chinese and Hong Kong companies fell in price amid yet another aggravation of US-Chinese relations.
The need of “immediate investigation by independent investigating agencies” to probe the role of Facebook’s alleged inaction in the aggravation of 2020 Delhi riots was also raised during the meeting.
Near-ground ozone can lead to coughing, irritation of the throat and chest, exacerbation of asthma, inflammation of lung cells, aggravation of chronic lung diseases, and ozone even reduces the disease-fighting capabilities of the immune system.
QB Cam Newton is still in a walking boot today as he battles a re-aggravation of his mid-foot sprain, source says.
Seems, this is just a good old-fashioned resurfacing, one that any road company worth its asphalt mix should be able to complete in short order, on schedule, and with minimum disruption and aggravation.
Common combinations with aggravation
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- aggravation of 11×
- the aggravation 4×
- and aggravation 4×
- of aggravation 3×
- aggravation in 3×
- with aggravation 2×
- an aggravation 2×
- some aggravation 2×
- in aggravation 2×