- annoyed; irritated: I get so aggravated when I get this much junk mail.
- made worse or more severe; intensified: Stress impedes the emptying of the stomach, which can lead to aggravated heartburn.
- characterized by some feature defined by law that enhances the crime, as the intention of the criminal or the special vulnerability of the victim: aggravated assault; aggravated rape.
- (of a criminal offence) made more serious by its circumstances
