Aggravation
Aggravation noun - Something that is a source of irritation.
Stress and aggravation are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Stress" instead a noun "Aggravation".
Stress
Stress noun - The burden on one's emotional or mental well-being created by demands on one's time.
Usage example: with a full-time job and her college courses, the young woman is under a lot of stress right now
Aggravation and stress are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Aggravation" instead a noun "Stress".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
How words are described
| constant | constant aggravation | constant stress |
| great | great aggravation | great stress |
| unexpected | unexpected aggravation | unexpected stress |
| premature | premature aggravation | premature stress |
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Stress and Aggravation. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 29, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/aggravation/stress
Aggravation & Stress. N.p., 2016. Web. 29 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/aggravation/stress>.
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