transcription, транскрипция: [ ægrəveɪt ]
( aggravates, aggravating, aggravated)
1.
If someone or something aggravates a situation, they make it worse.
Stress and lack of sleep can aggravate the situation...
= exacerbate
≠ alleviate
VERB : V n
2.
If someone or something aggravates you, they make you annoyed. ( INFORMAL )
What aggravates you most about this country?
= annoy
VERB : V n
• ag‧gra‧vat‧ing
You don’t realise how aggravating you can be.
= annoying
ADJ
• ag‧gra‧va‧tion
(aggravations)
I just couldn’t take the aggravation.
= annoyance
N-VAR