AGGRAVATION - Definition & Meaning for Kids

Simple definitions and word synonyms for kids.

Part of speech: Noun

an exasperated feeling of annoyance

Categories: Annoyance, Chafe, Vexation

Part of speech: Noun

unfriendly behavior that causes anger or resentment

Categories: Aggression

Part of speech: Noun

action that makes a problem or a disease (or its symptoms) worse

Example: the aggravation of her condition resulted from lack of care

Categories: Intensification

The word "aggravation" comes from Middle French aggravation.

For 300 years after 1066, French was the language of English courts and nobility.