aggravated

[ ag-ruh-vey-tid ]

/ ˈæg rəˌveɪ tɪd /

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adjective

annoyed; irritated: I get so aggravated when I get this much junk mail.

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.

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Origin of aggravated

First recorded in 1540–50; aggravate + -ed²

OTHER WORDS FROM aggravated

un·ag·gra·vat·ed, adjective

Words nearby aggravated

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Example sentences from the Web for aggravated

Two weeks before trial, Beebe pleaded guilty to a single charge of aggravated sexual battery.
I Was Gang Raped at a UVA Frat 30 Years Ago, and No One Did Anything|Liz Seccuro|December 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
On Monday, Kurilla was arraigned on charges of criminal homicide and aggravated assault.
10-Year-Old Murder Defendant Shows Failure of U.S. Juvenile Justice System|Christopher Moraff|October 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The two responding officers, Cuong Sam and Bryon Hargis, could have charged Rice with aggravated assault, a felony.
Ray Rice Should Have Remembered His 'Kindness' Anti-Bullying Wristband|Michael Daly|September 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The charge against Palmer was dropped, and Rice was indicted on a higher charge of aggravated assault.
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But the problem is aggravated immeasurably by the simplicity of current-day pop music.
Did Led Zeppelin Steal ‘Stairway to Heaven’?|Ted Gioia|May 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
So the lady continued, till she aggravated his highness into a great fury.
Narrative of a Mission to Central Africa Performed in the Years 1850-51, Volume 2|James Richardson
The utter chaos was aggravated by the rain which pelted down with torrential fury.
Sixteen Months in Four German Prisons|Henry Charles Mahoney
Consider how much in our case the guilt of such conduct is aggravated by our superior knowledge.
Life and Letters of Lord Macaulay|George Otto Trevelyan
After a pause it was he who spoke, in a quiet, unemotional voice which aggravated while it cowed her.
From One Generation to Another|Henry Seton Merriman
Minor hardships, these; scarcely to be dignified by that name, more in the nature of aggravated discomforts they were.
North of Fifty-Three|Bertrand W. Sinclair

British Dictionary definitions for aggravated

aggravated

/ (ˈæɡrəˌveɪtɪd) /

adjective

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

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