aggravation /ˌæɡɹəˈveɪʃən/ noun4 •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.Adrian, whose health had always been weak, now suffered considerable aggravation of suffering from the effects of his wound. — 1826 •(informal) A feeling of being provoked by irritation and annoyance; the feeling of being riled up or increasingly irritated.A little less conversation, a little more action please / All this aggravation ain't satisfactioning me — 1968 •An extrinsic circumstance or accident which increases the guilt of a crime or the misery of a calamity. •Exaggerated representation. formsaggravations