aggravation
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
an exasperated feeling of annoyance
Types & categories
- vexation hypernym
Related & opposite
- infuriate derivation
- exasperate derivation
Sense 2 noun
unfriendly behavior that causes anger or resentment
Types & categories
- aggression hypernym
- aggro hyponym
- last straw hyponym
- taunt hyponym
Related & opposite
- devil derivation
- hassle derivation
- exasperate derivation
Sense 3 noun
action that makes a problem or a disease (or its symptoms) worse
the aggravation of her condition resulted from lack of care
Types & categories
- intensification hypernym
Related & opposite
- aggravate derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | infuriate |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | exasperate |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | vexation |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | devil |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | hassle |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | exasperate |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | aggression |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | aggro |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | last straw |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | taunt |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | aggravate |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | intensification |