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Annoyance vs Aggravation - What's the difference?

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Annoyance is a related term of aggravation.


As nouns the difference between annoyance and aggravation

is that annoyance is (countable) that which annoys 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.

annoyance

English

Alternative forms

* annoyaunce (obsolete)

Noun

(wikipedia annoyance)
  • (countable) That which annoys.
  • (countable) An act or instance of annoying.
  • (uncountable) The psychological state of being annoyed or irritated.

    • Synonyms

    * nark

    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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