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One who or that which aggravates. / (UK, slang, obsolete) Synonym of Newgate knocker (“a lock of hair worn twisted back toward the ear”)

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aggravator

Source Word

aggravator

Noun

UK obsolete slang

Japanese Meaning

事態を悪化させる者、または悪化させるもの / （英国スラング、古語）耳に巻いた髪の房

The noisy construction next door acted as an aggravator, making it impossible to concentrate during my studies.

隣の騒がしい工事が集中を妨げる要因となり、勉強中に集中できませんでした。

Sense（1）

One who or that which aggravates.

Sense（2）

(UK, slang, obsolete) Synonym of Newgate knocker (“a lock of hair worn twisted back toward the ear”)

An aggravator, or love curl, of a delicate roundness, hung low upon the imperial forehead, […]

aggravators

（ plural ）