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.
An extrinsic circumstance or accident which increases the guilt of a crime or the misery of a calamity.
Provocation, irritation, annoyance.
Exaggerated representation.
The act of depraving, or making anything bad; the act of corrupting.
Detraction; depreciation.
The state of being depraved or degenerated; degeneracy; depravity.
Change for the worse; deterioration; morbid perversion.