aggravation

Nouns

  • (n) an exasperated feeling of annoyance exasperation,
  • (n) unfriendly behavior that causes anger or resentment provocation, irritation,
  • (n) action that makes a problem or a disease (or its symptoms) worse
    • the aggravation of her condition resulted from lack of care
    exacerbation,

Synonyms

exasperation provocation irritation exacerbation

Words of close approximity

aggravating