/ag'reuh vay"sheuhn/ , n.
1. an increase in intensity, seriousness, or severity; act of making worse: an aggravation of pain.
2. the state of being aggravated.
3. something that causes an increase in intensity, degree, or severity.
4. annoyance; exasperation: Johnny causes me so much aggravation!
5. a source or cause of annoyance or exasperation: Johnny's such an aggravation to her!
[ 1475-85; aggravation- (s. of aggravatio ); see AGGRAVATE, -ION ]
Usage . See aggravate .