aggravation
Roget-categorie 835
6. Words relating to the sentient and moral› 6.2. Personal affections
›› 6.2.1. Passive affections
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Aggravation
zelfstandig naamwoord
aggravation,
worsening,
heightening —
exacerbation —
exasperation —
overestimation
etc.
482 —
exaggeration
etc.
549.
werkwoord
aggravate,
render worse,
heighten,
embitter,
sour —
exacerbate —
exasperate,
envenom —
enrage,
provoke,
tease.
add fuel to the fire,
add fuel to the flame —
fan the flame
etc.
(excite)
824 —
go from bad to worse
etc.
(deteriorate)
659.
bijvoeglijk naamwoord
aggravated
etc.
v. —
worse,
unrelieved —
aggravable† —
aggravating
etc.
v..
bijwoord
out of the frying pan into the fire,
from bad to worse,
worse and worse.
tussenwerpsel
so much the worse!,
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