Aggravated Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary (original) (raw)

aggravated

/ˈægrəˌveɪtəd/

adjective

aggravated

/ˈægrəˌveɪtəd/

adjective

Britannica Dictionary definition of AGGRAVATED

1

[more aggravated; most aggravated]

:

annoyed or bothered

• I sometimes get very aggravated when she does that.

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2

always used before a noun,

law

:

made more serious by the use of violence or the threat of violence

• He was convicted of aggravated assault.

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