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aggravating circumstance

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.01 in modern English

Syllables
ag-gra-vat-ing -cir-cum-stance
IPA
37
Scrabble Score
23
Letters
7
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A factor that increases the culpability or deleterious consequences of a wrongful act.

Inflected Forms

aggravating circumstances (plural)

Synonyms

aggravating factor aggravation

Antonyms

extenuating circumstance attenuating circumstance mitigating circumstance mitigating factor

Questions

What does aggravating circumstance mean?
A factor that increases the culpability or deleterious consequences of a wrongful act.

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