aggravate

• Глагол, используемый для обозначения действия по ухудшению проблемы, травмы или обиды, или для раздражения или выведения кого-либо из себя.

A verb used to indicate the act of making a problem, injury, or offense worse or more serious, or to annoy or exasperate someone.

1. Make worseB2formal

   To make a problem, injury, or situation more serious or severe.

   Усугублять

   • Smoking can aggravate your respiratory problems.
   • The delay only aggravated the already tense situation.
   • His comments aggravated the conflict between the two groups.

   Синонимыamplifycompoundexacerbateheightenincreaseintensifymagnifyworsen

   Антонимыalleviateameliorateimprove

2. Annoy or irritateB1informal

   To cause someone to feel annoyed or frustrated.

   Раздражать

   • Her constant complaining really aggravates me.
   • The loud music from the neighbor's party aggravated him.
   • Stop aggravating your sister with those silly jokes.

   Синонимыannoyexasperategallirkirritatenettlepeeveprovokerilevex

   Антонимыappeasecalmcomfortpacifypleasesoothe