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aggravated

/ˈæɡ.ɹə.veɪ̯tɪd/ adjective C1
  1. Having been the subject of aggravation; frustrated and angry.
  2. Having become worse, more severe, or more dangerous.
  3. Of or characterized by factors that increase the heinousness or offensiveness of the criminal offense.
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“Indeed I am,” replied the young magistrate with a smile; “and in the interesting trial that young lady is anxious to witness, the case would only be still more aggravated.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 49 · C1
The maidens, aggravated by such excessive labor, resolved to kill the cock who roused their mistress so early.
Three Hundred Aesop's Fables, p. 26 · B2

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