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aggravation
English
Etymology
From Middle French aggravation.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -e???n
Noun
aggravation (countable and uncountable, plural aggravations)
- 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.
- Synonym: exacerbation
- 1826, Mary Shelley, The Last Man, part 1, chapter 10
- Adrian, whose health had always been weak, now suffered considerable aggravation of suffering from the effects of his wound.
- Exaggerated representation.
- An extrinsic circumstance or accident which increases the guilt of a crime or the misery of a calamity.
- (informal) Provocation, irritation, annoyance.
Related terms
- aggravate
Translations
Further reading
- “aggravation”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
- aggravation in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- aggravation in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
French
Pronunciation
Noun
aggravation f (plural aggravations)
- aggravation
Further reading
- “aggravation” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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heartbreak
English
Etymology
From heart +? break
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /h??t.b?e?k/
- (US) IPA(key): /h??t.b?e?k/
Noun
heartbreak (countable and uncountable, plural heartbreaks)
- overwhelming mental anguish or grief, especially that caused by loss or disappointment
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