verb🔗ShareTo make (an offence) worse or more severe; to increase in offensiveness or heinousness."Lying to the police will only aggravate the situation. "lawactionnegativeconditiontoeflChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share(by extension) To make worse; to exacerbate."Running with a sprained ankle will only aggravate the injury. "conditionactionmedicinetoeflChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo give extra weight or intensity to; to exaggerate, to magnify."He aggravated the story."conditionmedicineactiontoeflChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo pile or heap (something heavy or onerous) on or upon someone."The teacher aggravated the students' workload by assigning extra homework on top of the already demanding curriculum. "actionconditiontoeflChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo exasperate; to provoke or irritate."The noisy children in the park were aggravating my headache. "attitudeactionemotiontoeflChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
