aggravated

[ ag-ruh-vey-tid ]
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adjective
  1. annoyed; irritated: I get so aggravated when I get this much junk mail.

  2. made worse or more severe; intensified: Stress impedes the emptying of the stomach, which can lead to aggravated heartburn.

  1. Law. characterized by some feature defined by law that enhances the crime, as the intention of the criminal or the special vulnerability of the victim: aggravated assault; aggravated rape.

Origin of aggravated

1
First recorded in 1540–50; aggravate + -ed2

Other words from aggravated

  • un·ag·gra·vat·ed, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for aggravated

aggravated

/ (ˈæɡrəˌveɪtɪd) /


adjective
  1. law (of a criminal offence) made more serious by its circumstances

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