Talk:aggravate

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 * What about it? — Ungoliant (falai) 18:35, 15 July 2014 (UTC)

aggravation: "(source of) irritation"
According to Microsoft® Encarta® 2009, aggravate is contentious for the meaning "annoy sb", yet aggravation "(source of) irritation" is not labeled as contentious.

Additionally, Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English reads

The noun aggravation meaning "annoyance'' occurs in all types of speech and writing. --Backinstadiums (talk) 12:43, 3 December 2019 (UTC)
 * Also labeled (informal) in OED. --Backinstadiums (talk) 11:55, 30 May 2021 (UTC)