as in irritated
subjected to and reacting with irritation
aggravated customers looking in vain for a salesclerk for assistance
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1
as in annoyed
to disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts
it really aggravates me when I arrive 10 minutes before the stated closing time, and the store's closed already
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as in deepened
to make more severe
overheated rhetoric that only aggravated an already tense situation
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Recent Examples of aggravated
Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2026
Hernandez, Espina and Napoles are all charged with home invasion robbery with a firearm, kidnapping and aggravated battery, court records show.
—Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 30 Dec. 2025
Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 16 Apr. 2026
An All-Star last season, Stowers has missed the first two-plus weeks of the season with a hamstring injury that was sustained early in spring training and was re-aggravated a week before the regular season.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2026
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Adjective
Because being unemployed tends to make people quite aggravated and unhappy too.
—Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2026
Hernandez, Espina and Napoles are all charged with home invasion robbery with a firearm, kidnapping and aggravated battery, court records show.
—Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 30 Dec. 2025
Verb
Despite requesting $250,000 in damages, Sanders was awarded $300,000 for the emotional pain, suffering and mental anguish; 75% of which was aggravated by the incident.
—Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 16 Apr. 2026
An All-Star last season, Stowers has missed the first two-plus weeks of the season with a hamstring injury that was sustained early in spring training and was re-aggravated a week before the regular season.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aggravated
Adjective
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Like shea butter, aloe has soothing properties that may help calm flaky, dry or irritated scalps.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
4 May 2026
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Miranda is a riff on Vogue’s former editor in chief Anna Wintour, who used to be irritated by her caricature but eventually came around.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Apr. 2026
Verb
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As a matter of fact, I wouldn’t be surprised if the president doesn’t get annoyed with him once or twice.—
NBC news,
NBC news,
26 Apr. 2026
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Maybe annoyed enough to fix it.—
Nathan Edwards,
The Verge,
26 Apr. 2026
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From there, the connection deepened quickly.—
Jordan Greene,
PEOPLE,
4 May 2026
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Renewable energy The global oil crisis has only deepened the desire by many countries to transition to clean energy, which could be a boon for the sector.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
2 May 2026
Adjective
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Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi star as childhood pals turned hot and bothered frenemies having quite the torrid love affair as adults in a sumptuous and quite haughty bad romance.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
1 May 2026
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Luckily, the kids don't seem too bothered.—
JT Moodee Lockman,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2026
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Upon arriving at big-league camp this spring, Rojas said the different grip initially bugged him.—
Dan Hayes,
New York Times,
23 Apr. 2026
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Three people told the Washington Examiner that Scott had become paranoid that Lewandowski was spying on him through his work phone and had bugged his office.—
Anna Giaritelli,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Mar. 2026
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In the ’90s, the blockbuster sales of two flea-and-tick medications, Frontline and Advantage, demonstrated untapped demand, and then intensified that demand by enabling new levels of indoor intimacy between dogs and people.—
Ross Andersen,
The Atlantic,
2 May 2026
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Fear of breaking the law has intensified The reverberations of Florida’s six-week ban have been felt in doctors’ offices and emergency departments across the state.—
Cindy Krischer Goodman,
Sun Sentinel,
2 May 2026
Adjective
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When asked why the department can’t lease squad cars or repurpose existing vehicles, an LAPD official admitted that those options hadn’t been explored — which drew an exasperated response from Councilmember Tim McOsker.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
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At one point Blunt's character yells in exasperated, rapid-fire Italian at a protesting Versace when they're interrupted by Hathaway.—
Jack Smart,
PEOPLE,
1 May 2026
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Walker, however, agreed with the majority that the president cannot deport migrants to countries where they will be persecuted or strip them of mandatory procedures that protect against their removal.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
25 Apr. 2026
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Walker, however, agreed with the majority that the president cannot deport migrants to countries where they will be persecuted or strip them of mandatory procedures that protect against their removal.—
Michael Kunzelman,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Aggravated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aggravated. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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