aggravation

noun

any circumstance which increases the guilt or enormity or adds to its injurious consequences of a crime or tort
an act or circumstance that intensifies something or makes something worse

Pronunciation: /ˌæɡɹəˈveɪʃən/

Etymology: From Middle French aggravation.

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.
“Adrian, whose health had always been weak, now suffered considerable aggravation of suffering from the effects of his wound.”
Exaggerated representation.
An extrinsic circumstance or accident which increases the guilt of a crime or the misery of a calamity.
A feeling of being provoked by irritation and annoyance; the feeling of being riled up or increasingly irritated.
“A little less conversation, a little more action please / All this aggravation ain't satisfactioning me”