English-Thai Dictionary

aggravate

VT ทำให้ แย่ ลง  ซ้ำเติม  ทำให้ มีปัญหา มากขึ้น  worsen complicate tham-hai-yae-long

 

aggravate

VT ทำให้ โกรธ  ยั่วยุ  ชวน วิวาท  ทำให้ รำคาญ  irritate annoy provoke tham-hai-krod

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

AGGRAVATE

v.t.[L. aggravo, of ad and gravis, heavy. See Grave, Gravity. ] 1. To make heavy, but not used in this literal sense. Figuratively, to make worse, more severe, or less tolerable; as, to aggravate the evils of life; to aggravate pain or punishment.
2. To make more enormous, or less excusable; as, to aggravate a crime.
3. To exaggerate.
4. To give coloring in description; to give an exaggerated representation; as, to aggravate a charge against an offender; to aggravate circumstances.
The propriety of the word in the latter passage is questionable. Aggravate is generally used in reference to evils, or something improper or unnatural.

 

AGGRAVATED

pp. Increased, in severity or enormity; made worse; exaggerated.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

AGGRAVATE

Ag "gra *vate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Aggravated; p. pr. & vb. n.Aggravating. ] Etym: [L. aggravatus, p. p. of aggravare. See Aggrieve. ]

 

1. To make heavy or heavier; to add to; to increase. [Obs. ] "To aggravate thy store. " Shak.

 

2. To make worse, or more severe; to render less tolerable or less excusable; to make more offensive; to enhance; to intensify. "To aggravate my woes." Pope. To aggravate the horrors of the scene. Prescott. The defense made by the prisioner's counsel did rather aggravate than extenuate his crime. Addison.

 

3. To give coloring to in description; to exaggerate; as, to aggravate circumstances. Paley.

 

4. To exasperate; to provoke; to irritate. [Colloq. ] If both were to aggravate her parents, as my brother and sister do mine. Richardson (Clarissa ).

 

Syn. -- To heighten; intensify; increase; magnify; exaggerate; provoke; irritate; exasperate.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

aggravate

ag gra vate |ˈagrəˌvāt ˈæɡrəˌveɪt | ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 make (a problem, injury, or offense ) worse or more serious: military action would only aggravate the situation. 2 informal annoy or exasperate (someone ), esp. persistently: the gesture aggravated me even more | (as adj. aggravating ) : she found him thoroughly aggravating and unprofessional. DERIVATIVES ag gra vat ing ly adverb ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from Latin aggravat- ‘made heavy, ’ from the verb aggravare, from ad- (expressing increase ) + gravis ‘heavy. ’ usage: Aggravate in the sense ‘annoy or exasperate ’ dates back to the 17th century and has been so used by respected writers ever since. This use is still regarded as incorrect by some traditionalists on the grounds that it is too radical a departure from the etymological meaning of ‘make heavy. ’ It is, however, comparable to meaning changes in hundreds of other words that have long been accepted without comment.

 

aggravated

ag gra vat ed |ˈagrəˌvātid ˈæɡrəˌveɪdɪd | ▶adjective [ attrib. ] (of an offense ) made more serious by attendant circumstances (such as frame of mind ): aggravated burglary. • (of a penalty ) made more severe in recognition of the seriousness of an offense: aggravated damages.

 

Oxford Dictionary

aggravate

ag ¦gra |vate |ˈagrəveɪt | ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 make (a problem, injury, or offence ) worse or more serious: military action would only aggravate the situation. 2 informal annoy or exasperate: (as adj. aggravating ) : she found him thoroughly aggravating and unprofessional. DERIVATIVES aggravatingly adverb ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from Latin aggravat- ‘made heavy ’, from the verb aggravare, from ad- (expressing increase ) + gravis ‘heavy ’. usage: Aggravate in the sense ‘annoy or exasperate ’ dates back to the 17th century and has been so used by respected writers ever since. This use is still regarded as incorrect by some traditionalists on the grounds that it is too radical a departure from the etymological meaning of ‘make heavy ’. It is, however, comparable to meaning changes in hundreds of other words which have long been accepted without comment.

 

aggravated

ag ¦gra |vated |ˈagrəveɪtɪd | ▶adjective [ attrib. ] Law (of an offence ) made more serious by attendant circumstances: aggravated burglary. • (of a penalty ) made more severe in recognition of the seriousness of an offence: aggravated damages.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

aggravate

aggravate verb 1 the new law could aggravate the situation: worsen, make worse, exacerbate, inflame, compound; add fuel to the fire /flames, add insult to injury, rub salt in the wound. ANTONYMS alleviate, improve. 2 informal you don't have to aggravate people to get what you want: annoy, irritate, exasperate, bother, put out, nettle, provoke, antagonize, get on someone's nerves, ruffle (someone's feathers ), try someone's patience; informal peeve, needle, bug, miff, get under someone's skin; tick off. ANTONYMS calm, conciliate. USAGE aggravate, aggravation Though documented as existing since the 1600s, aggravate for annoy or irritate has never gained the approval of stylists and should be avoided in formal writing. Strictly speaking, aggravate means “make worse; exacerbate ”: writing a second apology might just aggravate the problem. Even the eloquent American jurist Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. , nodded once, using aggravate for irritate in a letter penned in 1895: “Our two countries aggravate each other from time to time. ” In some contexts, it's genuinely difficult to tell whether the word aggravating is a present participle or an adjective —e.g.: “The City of Washington is notorious for aggravating allergies, and Mr. Clinton said he expected his to be more severe there than in Arkansas. ” ( New York Times; Oct. 14, 1996.) The second half of that compound sentence suggests that the writer is using aggravating correctly. But taken alone, the phrase in the first half of the sentence (“Washington is notorious for aggravating allergies ”) could refer to either (1 ) making allergies worse (the preferred usage ), or (2 ) allergies that are irritating or frustrating. The confusion also occurs between the noun forms —e.g.: “[The ] Washington Coach's [...] insistence that his Huskies deserve to go to the Cotton Bowl instead of Oregon [...] has been met with bemusement and aggravation [read irritation ] in Eugene. ” ( Austin Am. -Statesman, Nov. 16, 1995.) Perhaps exasperate contributes to the misuse of aggravate (which sounds a bit like exasperate ) in the sense of irritate (which is close in meaning to exasperate ). Also, when aggravate is used in this sense it often implies something more intense than merely irritate. It is closer in meaning to exasperate. Usage notes show additional guidance on finer points of English usage.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

aggravate

aggravate verb 1 according to some, the new law will aggravate the situation: worsen, make worse, exacerbate, inflame, compound; intensify, increase, heighten, magnify, add to, amplify, augment; add fuel to the fire /flames, add insult to injury, rub salt in the wound. ANTONYMS alleviate, improve. 2 informal you don't have to aggravate people to get what you want. See annoy. CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD aggravate, annoy, irritate, vex, peeve See annoy . These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

aggravate

ag gra vate /ǽɡrəvèɪt /動詞 他動詞 1 〈問題 状況など 〉を (更に )悪くする, 悪化させる ; 〈健康など 〉を悪くする (!｟かたく ｠や ｟書 ｠でもmake worseの方が好まれる ) .2 ｟くだけた話 ｠〈人 動物 〉を怒らせる ; 悩ませる .

 

aggravated

á g gra v à t ed /-ɪd /形容詞 1 〖名詞 の前で 〗〘法 〙凶悪な 〈犯罪 〉; (通常よりも )重い 〈判決 〉.2 ｟話 ｠怒った, いらいらした .～ly 副詞