aggravation
Example Sentences
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Some may decide it isn’t worth the aggravation.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
Sweeping contentious issues under the rug and relegating them to wanton aggravation is one major way of letting these same topics fester.
From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026
Redick said it was an aggravation of a previous injury suffered last week.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2025
Despite maintaining no wrongdoing, Ms Bellamy said she offered to take down the recipes from future reprints "to prevent further aggravation", and that this was communicated "swiftly" to Ms Maehashi.
From BBC • Apr. 30, 2025
I stretch out, pressing my hot cheek on the grass mat, staring at the thing in aggravation.
From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins
Vocabulary lists containing aggravation
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