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aggravate

verb/ˈæɡrəveɪt/ (AG-ruh-vayt)Level B2
aggravate meaning picture: A crowded Indian city street during a traffic jam; a man in a suit grimaces and clutches his lower back while climbing o
Picture meaning of “aggravate” — to make a bad situation, problem or illness worse

to make a bad situation, problem or illness worse

If something aggravates a problem, it makes it more serious. Editorials warn that a policy may 'aggravate inflation' or that a delay 'aggravated the crisis'.

aggravate meaning in Hindi

किसी बुरी स्थिति, समस्या या बीमारी को और बिगाड़ना

अगर कोई चीज़ किसी समस्या को aggravate करती है, तो वह उसे और गंभीर बना देती है। संपादकीय चेतावनी देते हैं कि कोई नीति 'मुद्रास्फीति बढ़ा सकती है' या देरी ने 'संकट को और बढ़ाया'।

Examples

  1. Cutting the fuel subsidy now would only aggravate the hardship of daily-wage workers.अभी ईंधन सब्सिडी घटाना दिहाड़ी मज़दूरों की मुश्किलें और बढ़ाएगा (aggravate) ही।
  2. Standing for long hours aggravated his back pain.लंबे समय तक खड़े रहने से उसकी पीठ का दर्द बढ़ गया।

Synonyms & antonyms

worsenexacerbateintensifyimproveease

Memory trick

AG-GRAVE: it makes things more GRAVE (serious), pushing them towards the grave.

💡 Did you know?

In everyday speech 'aggravate' is also used to mean 'annoy', a use some careful writers still avoid.

Word origin

From Latin 'aggravare' (to make heavier), from 'ad-' (to) and 'gravis' meaning heavy.

Other meanings

verb To make a bad situation or problem worse.

adjective of a crime, made more serious by violence, weapons or other factors; made worse

adjective making a situation or crime worse or more serious; also, very annoying

aggravate meaning in other languages

Hindi · हिन्दीकिसी बुरी स्थिति, समस्या या बीमारी को और बिगाड़ना
Arabic · العربيةأن يجعل وضعًا سيئًا أو مشكلة أو مرضًا أسوأ
French · Françaisrendre pire une mauvaise situation, un problème ou une maladie
Indonesian · Bahasa Indonesiamemperburuk situasi, masalah atau penyakit yang sudah buruk
Chinese · 中文使糟糕的局面、问题或疾病更加恶化

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