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Synonyms for aggravation

One audited sense, one true synonym, and three words that come close enough to cost you the rung.

Tier 5, Summit · 1 sense · noun · Reason line included

The sensenounTier 5, SummitActions

action that makes a problem or a disease (or its symptoms) worse

The aggravation of her condition resulted from lack of care.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

exacerbation

Same sentence, swapped: The exacerbation of her condition resulted from lack of care.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for aggravation as it is used in the sentence above.

roughness
focusing
discontent

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Closest first: other actions words at Summit, then the same tier across the rest of the library.

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