Aggravate synonyms and antonyms
ăg'rə-vāt'
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feelings (related)
To trouble the nerves or peace of mind of, especially by repeated vexations
To cause someone to become annoyed or angry.
Exacerbate is defined as to make worse or more severe.
To twist or become twisted together.
bother (related)
(Intransitive) To do something which is of negligible inconvenience.
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To make worse
intensify (related)
To make intense or more intense; increase; strengthen
Exasperation.
A device that is used to warn of danger by means of a sound or signal:
Temple
An increase in the severity of a disease or in any of its signs or symptoms.
The definition of heat is a form of energy that causes a difference in temperature, or the perception of warmth.
The reaction of a part of the body to injury or infection, characterized by swelling, heat, redness, and pain. The process includes increased blood flow with an influx of white blood cells and other chemical substances that facilitate healing.
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Vexation is something that causes you to be annoyed or distressed.
Something that causes anxiety
To consider to be or cause to appear greater than is really the case; exaggerate:
To distress; afflict.
The definition of annoy means to irritate or disturb.
Arouse is defined as to inspire awareness or excitement.
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(Intransitive) To be raised up; to grow larger.
To make larger; increase in size, volume, extent, etc.; broaden; expand
To exaggerate is defined as to stretch the truth or to make something seem bigger than it is.
To exasperate is defined as to cause someone to become greatly irritated or annoyed.
To wear away or make sore by abrasion; chafe:
To bring or come to a high or higher position; raise or rise
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To cause to be extremely angry; infuriate.
To cause to become greater in size, amount, degree, etc.; add to; augment
To cause to become very angry; enrage
(Physiology) To cause a physiological response to a stimulus in (a cell, body tissue, or organism).
To make or become mad; make or become insane, angry, frustrated, etc.
To cause to seem or appear larger than is really so; increase the apparent size of, esp. by means of a lens or lenses
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(Literally) Of the nettle plant and similar physical causes, to sting causing a rash in someone.
To cause to be annoyed or resentful.
Pique is defined as to arouse someone's interest, curiosity or resentment.
To feel or express irritation or resentment about something:
To anger or irritate.
To give rise to; bring about:
To cause to be interested or engaged:
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To make or become worse.
mollify (antonym)
(Archaic) To reduce the rigidity of; soften.
soften (antonym)
To undermine or reduce the strength, morale, or resistance of.
gladden (antonym)
To make glad:
make happy (antonym)
annoy
improve (antonym)
To make beneficial additions or changes:
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help (antonym)
(Intransitive) To provide assistance.
soothe (antonym)
To ease or relieve (pain, for example).
relieve (antonym)
To bring or send help to
alleviate (antonym)
To make less severe, as a pain or difficulty.
To make darker or more intense; to darken
To become twice as great or twice as much
Bug is slang meaning to annoy someone.
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(Intransitive) To have a feeling of vexation; to be vexed; to fret; to be irritated.
To upset mentally or emotionally; make uneasy or anxious
Wiseman
To annoy, disgust, irritate, tire out, etc.
To sail away, to depart.
To put a ruffle on (a garment, for example).
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get in one's hair
get on one's nerves
pain (related)
Pain is defined as to hurt or cause suffering.
endamage
(Archaic) To cause damage or injury to
cause (related)
ameliorate (related)
weaken (related)
precipitate (related)
induce (related)
To collect.
The definition of annoying is something that is bothersome or irritating.
An exciting or being excited; agitation
To urge, scold, find fault, etc. constantly
To make (a person) angry, distressed, or unhappy.
Find another word for aggravate. In this page you can discover 86 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for aggravate, like: feelings, infuriation, provoke, vex, exacerbate, complicate, bother, See syn. study at, intensify, aggravating and aggravation.
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