aggravated
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Incited, especially deliberately, to anger: Describes a state of being made angry, often intentionally provoked.
- Made more severe or intense, especially in a legal context: Describes something that has been worsened or intensified, particularly referring to the nature of a crime or offense.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- The customer was aggravated by the long wait and poor service.
- He was charged with aggravated assault, which carries a heavier penalty than simple assault.
- Her headache was aggravated by the loud noise.
Advanced Usage
- Legal Term: In law, "aggravated" is used to classify a more serious degree of a crime due to specific circumstances (e.g., use of a weapon, intent, or severity of injury to the victim).
- The robbery became an aggravated felony because a firearm was displayed.
Variants and Related Words
- Aggravate (verb): To make a situation, offense, or condition worse or more serious.
- Scratching will only aggravate the rash.
- Aggravation (noun): The state of being aggravated; an instance of this; something that causes annoyance or exacerbation.
- The constant delays were a major aggravation.
- Aggravating (adjective): Causing annoyance or exasperation; making a problem or offense worse.
- His aggravating comments made everyone tense.
Synonyms
- Provoked: Stimulated or incited, especially to anger.
- Exacerbated: Made a problem, bad situation, or negative feeling worse.
- Intensified: Made more intense or severe.
Related Phrases
- Aggravated assault: A criminal assault accompanied by circumstances that make it more severe, such as the use of a deadly weapon or the intent to commit another crime.
- Aggravated circumstances: Factors that increase the seriousness or culpability of an act, often considered in legal sentencing.
Adjective
- incited, especially deliberately, to anger
- aggravated by passive resistance
- the provoked animal attacked the child
- made more severe or intense especially in law
- aggravated assault