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aggravate verb

  /ˈæɡ.ɹə.veɪ̯t/<q:verb> , /ˈæɡɹəvət/<q:adjective>
  • To make (an offence) worse or more severe; to increase in offensiveness or heinousness. [from 16th c.]
 verschlimmern, erschweren
  • (now, rare) To give extra weight or intensity to; to exaggerate, to magnify. [from 16th c.]
 ärgern, verbittern

aggravation noun

  /ˌæɡɹəˈveɪʃən/
  • 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.
 Erschwerung, Verärgerung, Zuspitzung, erschwerender Umstand, med. Verschlechterung
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