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aggravated (adj.)

1540s, "increased, magnified," past-participle adjective from aggravate. Meaning "irritated" is from 1610s; that of "made worse" is from 1630s. The earlier adjective was simply aggravate "threatened" (late 15c.), from the Latin past participle.

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Definitions of aggravated from WordNet

aggravated (adj.)
made more severe or intense especially in law;
aggravated assault
aggravated (adj.)
incited, especially deliberately, to anger;
aggravated by passive resistance
Synonyms: provoked
From wordnet.princeton.edu