aggravation
nounmasculineformal/ɐˈɣɾavu/medium
a·gra·vo
Definitions
1The act or effect of aggravating; an increase in the severity or intensity of something negative.
The aggravation of the symptoms led to a new hospitalization.
The aggravation of the economic crisis worries analysts.
Common collocations
aggravation of the situationaggravation of penalty
2A legal recourse filed against a court decision, to a higher court.
The lawyer filed an appeal against the first-instance court's ruling.
The appeal was judged unfounded.
Common collocations
to lodge an appealappeal to the Court of Appeal
Etymology
Do latim *aggravare* ('tornar mais pesado, agravar').