aggravated

Aggravated describes something that intensifies or worsens something like a condition or circumstance. (adjective)

Carrying a gun while committing a burglary is an example of aggravated burglary and carries with it a more severe penalty.

Aggravated means that something was made more intense or acute. (verb)

Making a wound worse by picking at it is an example of aggravated.

See aggravated in Webster's New World College Dictionary

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