aggravation (n.)
- accelerando
 - acceleration
 - adversity
 - affliction
 - agitation
 - animation
 - annoyance
 - arousal
 - bedevilment
 - blight
 - blowup
 - bore
 - bother
 - botheration
 - bummer
 - care
 - concentration
 - condensation
 - consolidation
 - cross
 - curse
 - deepening
 - devilment
 - difficulty
 - disapprobation
 - disapproval
 - discontent
 - displeasure
 - dissatisfaction
 - downer
 - drag
 - electrification
 - enhancement
 - exacerbation
 - exaggeration
 - exasperation
 - excitation
 - excitement
 - exhilaration
 - explosion
 - fomentation
 - galvanization
 - harassment
 - hardship
 - headache
 - incitement
 - inflammation
 - infuriation
 - intensification
 - irritation
 - magnification
 - molestation
 - nuisance
 - persecution
 - perturbation
 - pest
 - pickup
 - plight
 - pother
 - predicament
 - pressure
 - problem
 - provocation
 - reinforcement
 - resentment
 - rigor
 - speedup
 - step-up
 - stimulation
 - stimulus
 - stirring
 - strengthening
 - stress
 - tightening
 - tiresomeness
 - trial
 - tribulation
 - trouble
 - troublesomeness
 - vexation
 - vicissitude
 - worriment
 - worry