What does "aggravation" mean?
Aggravation: Exaggerated representation. By a little aggravation of the features changed it into the Saracen's head. Addison.
Additional senses
- 2.An extrinsic circumstance or accident which increases the guilt of a crime or the misery of a calamity.
- 3.Provocation; irritation. [Colloq.] Dickens.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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