agravante
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== Portuguese ==
=== Etymology ===
From agravar + -ante.
=== Pronunciation ===
Hyphenation: a‧gra‧van‧te
=== Adjective ===
agravante m or f (plural agravantes)
aggravating
==== Derived terms ====
agravantemente
=== Noun ===
agravante m (plural agravantes)
(law) aggravation (extrinsic circumstance or accident which increases the guilt of a crime or the misery of a calamity)
Antonym: atenuante
assassinato com agravantes ― aggravated murder
extra negative circumstance; something that makes matters worse
=== Further reading ===
“agravante”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
“agravante”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
“agravante”, in Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisboa: Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, 2001–2026
“agravante”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
“agravante”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
== Spanish ==
=== Etymology ===
From agravar + -ante. The feminine gender variant of the noun comes from a clipping of circunstancia agravante.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /aɡɾaˈbante/ [a.ɣ̞ɾaˈβ̞ãn̪.t̪e]
Rhymes: -ante
Syllabification: a‧gra‧van‧te
=== Adjective ===
agravante m or f (masculine and feminine plural agravantes)
aggravating
Synonym: enojoso
==== Derived terms ====
=== Noun ===
agravante m or f same meaning (plural agravantes)
(law) aggravation (extrinsic circumstance or accident which increases the guilt of a crime or the misery of a calamity)
asesinato con agravantes ― aggravated murder
extra negative circumstance; something that makes matters worse
=== Further reading ===
“agravante”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025