🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

agravante

Pronunciation / Transliteration: a-ɡɾa-ˈβante

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Aggravator/ˈæɡ.rəˌveɪ.tər/
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"El humo del tabaco es un agravante para el asma."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A person or thing that makes a bad situation, condition, or problem worse.

    "Lack of sleep is a major aggravator of his chronic migraines."
  2. 2

    Something that annoys or irritates someone considerably.

    "Constant background noise can be a severe aggravator when you are trying to concentrate."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the late Latin verb aggravatus (past participle of aggravare, meaning to make heavy or burden), entering English in the early 17th century through Middle French. It combines the prefix ad- (to) with gravis (heavy), shifting over time from physical burdens to the intensification of pain, trouble, or annoyance.

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