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Aggradation vs Aggravation - What's the difference?

aggradation | aggravation |

As nouns the difference between aggradation and aggravation

is that aggradation is (geology) increase in land elevation due to the deposition of sediment while aggravation is the act of aggravating, or making worse; used of evils, natural or moral; the act of increasing in severity or heinousness; something additional to a crime or wrong and enhancing its guilt or injurious consequences.

aggradation

English

Noun

(wikipedia aggradation) (en noun)
  • (geology) Increase in land elevation due to the deposition of sediment.

    • aggravation

    English

    (Webster 1913)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of aggravating, or making worse; used of evils, natural or moral; the act of increasing in severity or heinousness; something additional to a crime or wrong and enhancing its guilt or injurious consequences.
  • Exaggerated representation.
  • An extrinsic circumstance or accident which increases the guilt of a crime or the misery of a calamity.

    • Synonyms

    * provocation, irritation.

    Related terms

    * aggravate

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