# aggravation

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌæɡɹəˈveɪʃən/ · frequency rank #38,711

## Definitions
1. 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.
2. Exaggerated representation.
3. An extrinsic circumstance or accident which increases the guilt of a crime or the misery of a calamity.
4. Provocation, irritation, annoyance.

## Etymology
From Middle French aggravation.

## Easily confused with
- **aggregation** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aggravation-vs-aggregation)
- **aggravating** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aggravating-vs-aggravation)

## Common misspellings (15)
`aggarvation`, `aggraavtion`, `aggravaiton`, `aggravasion`, `aggravatino`, `aggravationn`, `aggravatoin`, `aggravattion`, `aggravtaion`, `aggravvation`, `aggrravation`, `aggrvaation`, `agravation`, `agrgavation`, `gagravation`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/aggravation