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 or process of becoming worse; worsening or degeneration.
The process by which a word acquires a more negative meaning over time.