An extrinsic circumstance or accident which increases the guilt of a crime or the misery of a calamity.
Provocation, irritation, annoyance.
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.
The state or quality of being moderate; avoidance of extremes
An instance of moderating: bringing something away from extremes, especially in a beneficial way
The process of moderating a discussion