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Prodding vs Aggravation - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between prodding and aggravation

is that prodding is the act of giving a prod 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.

As a verb prodding

is present participle of prod.

prodding

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of giving a prod.
  • *
    • perfunctory proddings and pokings

    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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