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intensification vs aggravation

aggravation vs intensification

intensification and aggravation both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
intensification Yes No No No
aggravation Yes No No No
As nouns, aggravation is a hyponym of intensification; that is, aggravation is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than intensification:
  • intensification: action that makes something stronger or more extreme
  • aggravation: action that makes a problem or a disease (or its symptoms) worse
Other hyponyms of intensification include roughness, exacerbation, focalisation, focalization, focusing.
intensification (noun) aggravation (noun)
action that makes something stronger or more extreme unfriendly behavior that causes anger or resentment
the act of increasing the contrast of (a photographic film) action that makes a problem or a disease (or its symptoms) worse
an exasperated feeling of annoyance
Difference between intensification and aggravation

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