Aggravation: alternatives and connections

The first attack, or act of hostility; the first act of injury, or first act leading to a war or a controversy; unprovoked attack; assault; as, a war…

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The act of annoying, or the state of being annoyed; molestation; vexation; annoy.

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To excite heat in by friction; to rub in order to stimulate and make warm.

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The act or process of intensifying, or of making more intense.

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The act of vexing, or the state of being vexed; agitation; disquiet; trouble; irritation.

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Very high or tall; as, a ship with taunt masts.

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of Taunt

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To vex by bringing to notice, or reminding of, a fault, defect, misfortune, or the like; to revile; to reproach; to upbraid; to taunt; as, he twitted…

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To render more violent or bitter; to irriate; to exasperate; to imbitter, as passions or disease.

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To render more violent or bitter; to irriate; to exasperate; to imbitter, as passions or disease.

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To make worse; to deteriorate; to impair.

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To make worse; to deteriorate; to impair.

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The act rendering more violent or bitter; the state of being exacerbated or intensified in violence or malignity; as, exacerbation of passion.

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The act of exasperating or the state of being exasperated; irritation; keen or bitter anger.

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The act of irritating, or exciting, or the state of being irritated; excitement; stimulation, usually of an undue and uncomfortable kind; especially,…

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The act of provoking, or causing vexation or, anger.

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