Aggravation - English meaning

phrase

Act in a way that makes a bad situation worse.

Usage examples:

To ask our members to accept a pay cut adds insult to injury

idiom

Said when you feel that someone has made a bad situation worse by doing something else to upset you

Usage examples:

They told me i was too old for the job, and then to add insult to injury, they refused to pay my ex…

phrase

Act in a way that makes a bad situation worse.

Usage examples:

To ask our members to accept a pay cut adds insult to injury

verb

Increase the volume of (sound), especially using an amplifier.

Usage examples:

The accompanying chords have been amplified in our arrangement

verb

To increase the strength of a sound; make louder

Usage examples:

Electric guitars are amplified through loudspeakers., this study amplifies earlier research., [ u ]…

verb

To make something louder

Usage examples:

Amplified music/guitar

noun

The feeling or state of being annoyed; irritation.

Usage examples:

There was annoyance at the interruption

noun

The feeling or state of being annoyed

Usage examples:

I can understand your annoyance - i'd be furious if she ever treated me like that., (much) to our a…

noun

Something that makes you annoyed

Usage examples:

One of the greatest annoyances was being bitten by mosquitoes every night.

verb

Make (something) greater by adding to it; increase.

Usage examples:

He augmented his summer income by painting houses

noun

A vowel prefixed to past tenses of verbs in greek and certain other indo-european languages.

verb

To increase the size or value of something by adding something to it

Usage examples:

He would have to find work to augment his income., the region needs to augment its water supply.

verb

Take the trouble to do something.

Usage examples:

Scientists rarely bother with such niceties

noun

Effort, trouble, or difficulty.

Usage examples:

He saved me the bother of having to come up with a speech

exclamation

Used to express mild irritation or impatience.

Usage examples:

‘bother!’ she muttered

noun

A thing that is composed of two or more separate elements; a mixture.

Usage examples:

The air smelled like a compound of diesel and petrol fumes

adjective

Made up or consisting of several parts or elements.

Usage examples:

A compound noun

verb

Make up (a composite whole); constitute.

Usage examples:

A dialect compounded of spanish and dutch

noun

The state or condition of being difficult.

Usage examples:

Guy had no difficulty in making friends

noun

The fact of not being easy, or of being hard to do or understand

Usage examples:

[ u ] he has some difficulty hearing people when they speak softly., [ c usually pl ] in 1986 he ex…

verb

Make (a problem, bad situation, or negative feeling) worse.

Usage examples:

The exorbitant cost of land in urban areas only exacerbated the problem

verb

To make something that is already bad worse

Usage examples:

Her allergy was exacerbated by the dust.

noun

A feeling of intense irritation or annoyance.

Usage examples:

She rolled her eyes in exasperation

noun

The feeling of being annoyed, especially because you can do nothing to solve a problem

Usage examples:

Exasperation at there is growing exasperation within the government at the failure of these policie…

noun

A real or imagined cause for complaint, especially unfair treatment.

Usage examples:

A website which enabled staff to air their grievances

noun

A complaint or a strong feeling that you have been treated unfairly

Usage examples:

A special committee investigates prisoners’ grievances.

noun

A complaint or a strong feeling that you have been treated unfairly

Usage examples:

Have/nurse a grievance against sb he has been nursing a grievance against the company for several y…

noun

Irritating inconvenience.

Usage examples:

The hassle of child care

verb

Harass; pester.

Usage examples:

You want to sit and relax and not get hassled

noun

A situation that causes difficulty or trouble, or an argument

Usage examples:

Bad weather was the major hassle during our trip., i got into a hassle with my father about being l…

verb

Make or become more intense.

Usage examples:

The pleasure was heightened by the sense of guilt that accompanied it

verb

To increase, esp. an emotion or effect

Usage examples:

[ i ] as the excitement heightened, the audience began stamping their feet., [ t ] the high winds h…

noun

The state or fact of being troublesome or difficult with regard to one's personal requirements or comfort.

Usage examples:

The inconvenience of having to change trains

verb

Cause trouble or difficulty to.

Usage examples:

Noise and fumes from traffic would inconvenience residents

noun

Something that causes trouble or difficulty and is annoying but not serious, or the condition of being in such an annoying situation

Usage examples:

[ c ] changing planes was an inconvenience, but there were no direct flights., the postal strike in…

verb

Become or make greater in size, amount, or degree.

Usage examples:

Car use is increasing at an alarming rate

noun

A rise in the size, amount, or degree of something.

Usage examples:

An increase of 28.3 per cent

verb

A process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous

verb

Provoke or intensify (strong feelings, especially anger) in someone.

Usage examples:

High fines further inflamed public feelings

verb

To excite someone’s strong feelings or make them stronger

Usage examples:

The defense objected to the graphic pictures, claiming they were meant merely to inflame the jury.

noun

A feeling of extreme anger and impatience.

Usage examples:

Reactions ran the gamut from apathy to infuriation

verb

Become or make more intense.

Usage examples:

The dispute began to intensify

Increase in extent or strength

verb

To make something stronger or more extreme, or to become stronger or more extreme

Usage examples:

[ t ] he intensified his training, running 45 miles a week., [ i ] fighting around the capital has …

noun

A substance that causes slight inflammation or other discomfort to the body.

Usage examples:

A powerful skin irritant

adjective

Causing slight inflammation or other discomfort to the body.

Usage examples:

Chlorine bleaches can be irritant to the skin

noun

A cause of an uncomfortable physical reaction

Usage examples:

Especially in the spring, plant pollen is an irritant that makes the eyes and throat itchy and can …

noun

The state of feeling annoyed, impatient, or slightly angry.

Usage examples:

Much to my irritation, chris fell asleep

verb

Make (something) appear larger than it is, especially with a lens or microscope.

Usage examples:

The retinal image will be magnified

verb

To make something look larger than it is, esp. by looking at it through a special piece of glass

Usage examples:

Although your skin looks smooth, when magnified you can see a lot of little bumps and holes., he al…

noun

A person or thing causing inconvenience or annoyance.

Usage examples:

It's a nuisance having all those people clomping through the house

noun

Something or someone that annoys you or causes trouble for you

Usage examples:

It’s a nuisance filling out all these forms.

noun

Someone or something that causes a problem for other people, an area, etc. that may be able to be solved by the law

Usage examples:

Residents claim that the company's emissions are harmful and constitute a nuisance., noise/odour/pu…

noun

A destructive insect or other animal that attacks crops, food, livestock, etc.

Usage examples:

The tomato plant attracts a pest called whitefly

noun

An insect or small animal that is harmful or damages crops

Usage examples:

The aphid is a garden pest., my brother is such a pest.

noun

A matter or situation regarded as unwelcome or harmful and needing to be dealt with and overcome.

Usage examples:

They have financial problems

adjective

Denoting or relating to people whose behaviour causes difficulties to themselves and others.

Usage examples:

Practitioners help families develop strategies for managing problem behaviour in teens

noun

Something that causes difficulty or that is hard to deal with

Usage examples:

Financing the camp’s athletic program is a problem., he has a serious health problem., i’m having p…

idiom

To make a difficult situation even worse for someone

Usage examples:

Losing was bad enough. watching them receiving the trophy just rubbed salt into the wound.

noun

An unexpected or hidden obstacle or drawback.

Usage examples:

There's one small snag

verb

Catch or tear (something) on a sharp projection.

Usage examples:

Thorns snagged his sweater

noun

A sausage.

Usage examples:

I make my own snags, my own pies and pasties

noun

A formal examination of evidence by a judge, typically before a jury, in order to decide guilt in a case of criminal or civil proceedings.

Usage examples:

The newspaper accounts of the trial

verb

Test (something, especially a new product) to assess its suitability or performance.

Usage examples:

Teachers all over the uk are trialling the materials

noun

The examination in a court of law of the facts of a case to decide whether a person is guilty of a crime or responsible for an injury to another person

Usage examples:

[ c ] a criminal/civil trial, [ u ] the case will soon go to trial (= begin)., [ u ] she must still…

noun

Difficulty or problems.

Usage examples:

I had trouble finding somewhere to park

verb

Cause distress or anxiety to.

Usage examples:

He was not troubled by doubts

noun

A problem, or difficulties

Usage examples:

[ u ] trouble began when he came to live with us., [ c ] she thought her troubles would be over whe…

verb

Make or become worse.

Usage examples:

Her condition worsened on the flight

verb

To become worse or to make something become worse

Usage examples:

As the company's financial problems worsened, several directors resigned., the continued supply of …

verb

Make or become worse.

Usage examples:

Her condition worsened on the flight

adjective

Becoming worse; deteriorating.

Usage examples:

The country's worsening economic situation

noun

The process of becoming worse.

Usage examples:

The worsening of air quality in pristine areas