English-Thai Dictionary

aggravation

N การ รบกวน  karn-rob-kuan

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

AGGRAVATION

n. 1. The act of making worse, used of evils, natural or moral; the act of increasing severity or hainousness; addition to that which is evil or improper; as, an aggravation of pain or grief.
2. Exaggerated representation, or heightened description of any thing wrong, improper, or unnatural; as, an aggravation of features in a caricature.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

AGGRAVATION

Ag `gra *va "tion, n. Etym: [LL. aggravatio: cf. F. aggravation. ]

 

1. The act of aggravating, or making worse; -- used of evils, natural or moral; the act of increasing in severity or heinousness; something additional to a crime or wrong and enhancing its guilt or injurious consequences.

 

2. Exaggerated representation. By a little aggravation of the features changed it into the Saracen's head. Addison.

 

3. An extrinsic circumstance or accident which increases the guilt of a crime or the misery of a calamity.

 

4. Provocation; irritation. [Colloq. ] Dickens.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

aggravation

ag gra va tion |ˌagrəˈvāSHən ˌæɡrəˈveɪʃən | ▶noun 1 an intensification of a negative quality or aspect: Negotiators were optimistic despite the aggravation of the standoff caused by the press release. • (in homeopathy ) the temporary appearance or worsening of symptoms that a remedy is intended to eliminate, taken to be caused by too strong a dose. 2 the state of being aggravated: Internet users' aggravation with the deluge of pop-up ads. 3 a cause of annoyance or irritation: the aggravations of living with a self-confessed sports junkie.

 

Oxford Dictionary

aggravation

ag ¦gra |va ¦tion |ˌagrəˈveɪʃn | ▶noun [ mass noun ] 1 the state of becoming worse or more serious; exacerbation: the patient experienced an aggravation of symptoms. 2 informal annoyance or exasperation: the whole business has caused me a lot of aggravation. I don't need this aggravation. • aggressive behaviour; harassment.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

aggravation

aggravation noun 1 the recession led to the aggravation of unemployment problems: worsening, exacerbation, compounding. 2 informal it's not worth the aggravation: nuisance, annoyance, irritation, hassle, headache, trouble, difficulty, inconvenience, bother, pain, distress.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

aggravation

aggravation noun 1 the recession led to the aggravation of unemployment problems: worsening, exacerbation, compounding; intensification, increase, heightening, magnification, amplification, augmentation. ANTONYMS improvement. 2 informal she decided that no amount of money is worth the aggravation. See nuisance.

 

Duden Dictionary

Aggravation

Ag gra va ti on Substantiv, feminin , die |Aggravati o n |die Aggravation; Genitiv: der Aggravation, Plural: die Aggravationen lateinisch ; »Beschwerung «1 Erschwerung, Verschlimmerung 2 a Medizin Übertreibung von Krankheitserscheinungen b Medizin Verschlimmerung einer Krankheit

 

French Dictionary

aggravation

aggravation n. f. nom féminin Action d ’aggraver; fait de s ’aggraver. : L ’aggravation de l ’inondation menace le petit village.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

aggravation

à g gra v á tion 名詞 U C 1 (病気 けが 悩みなどを )悪化 [激化 ]させること [もの ]; 悪化した状態 .2 ｟くだけて ｠腹の立つこと, いらだち, 憤慨 (の種 ).