AGGRAVA'TION, noun 1. The act of making worse, used of evils, natural or moral; the act of increasing severity or hainousness; addition to that which is evil or improper; as, an aggravation of pain or grief. 2. Exaggerated representation, or heightened description of any thing wrong, improper, or unnatural; as, an aggravation of features in a caricature.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI