aggravate
verbHow many syllables in aggravate?
There are 3 syllables in the word aggravate.How to pronounce aggravate:
Definition of aggravate:
- aggravate (verb):
- make worse.
- to make (a disease, situation, or problem) worse
- to make (something) worse, more serious, or more severe to intensify (something) unpleasantly
Synonyms for aggravate:
add insult to injury
alter
anger
annoy
bother
bug
burn (up)
chafe
change
degrade
eat
exacerbate
exaggerate
exasperate
fan the flames of
frost
get
get to
grate
gripe
hack (off)
heighten
increase
inflame
infuriate
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