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aggravate
verb as in annoy
verb as in cause to become worse
Example Sentences
Beckman and Lau are accused of crimes including securities fraud, conspiracy to commit bank fraud, aggravated identity theft and obstruction of justice, according to a complaint filed last week in the San Francisco U.S.
Although he managed to continue after a lengthy medical timeout, he decided at the end of a one-sided second set that there was no point in further aggravating the problem.
When this weather pattern settles in, it’s not just a lack of precipitation that’s aggravating the drought: The atmosphere itself pulls water from soil, from vegetation, from everything, turning California’s landscape into a tinderbox.
Everyone in our tiny theater was noticeably aggravated, so I got out of my seat and asked them nicely to put their phones away.
Finnish police have said the case is being investigated as "aggravated criminal mischief".
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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