AGGRO Synonyms: 82 Similar and Opposite Words

aggro

noun

ˈa-(ˌ)grō

Definition of aggro

British

as in frustration

the feeling of impatience or anger caused by another's repeated disagreeable acts we simply decided that trying to get our son to tidy up his room was not worth the aggro

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as in headache

something that is a source of irritation just another aggro that commuters on the tube have to put up with

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Noun

Such incidents created frustration among Old Sacramento business owners at the time, according to previous Bee reports, referencing gun violence.

— Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 26 July 2026
The suspension stemmed in part from Liang’s frustration over online reports about his comments to investors during his first financing deal, which closed in June and raised $7 billion for the AI lab, the people said.

— Haze Fan, Fortune, 25 July 2026

Definition of frustration

Noun

The fever and the less intense strain often presents as a headache, fever, muscle and joint aches, nausea, and fatigue.

— Mary Ella Hastings July 24, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 July 2026
For some its allergies or other upper respiratory issues; for others too much of an aroma causes a headache or worse.

— R. Eric Thomas, Denver Post, 24 July 2026

Definition of headache

Noun

Carbonated drinks can also increase gas and abdominal discomfort, and alcohol may worsen dehydration and stomach irritation.

— Judy Koutsky, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
Later perimenopause can stretch cycles up to two months apart, with hot flashes affecting roughly 80% of women and new symptoms emerging, including depression, sleep disturbances, vaginal dryness and vulvar irritation.

— Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 July 2026

Definition of irritation

Noun

Some of the houses are abandoned and have become unsightly neighborhood nuisances.

— Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 29 July 2026
One of the taxes in Connecticut that has been decried by critics as a nuisance is the car tax, which is a property tax on the value of automobiles that can differ sharply from town to town.

— Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 26 July 2026

Definition of nuisance

Noun

This is, at times, a wrenching novel, strewn with broken bodies, but its atrocities never overwhelm its faith in creaturely communion, and in grief and longing that clarify, rather than obscure, one’s desires and selfhood.

— Rachel Vorona Cote, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026
Kate's Club's young adult program, called LoKate, offers continuous grief and mental health support in addition to community connection for young adults aged 18-30.

— Kaley Fedko, CBS News, 30 July 2026

Definition of grief

Noun

Since her arrival, Claire has been a thorn in Quinn’s side, constantly pushing her to go back to New York, as for her, Ransom Canyon is little more than a dying town.

— Barry Levitt, Time, 23 July 2026
Blackthorn salt was filtered through something called a tower of thorns.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 July 2026

Definition of thorn

Noun

If every capacity conversation gets treated as an annoyance, that's your answer about how the job will run from here.

— Andy Molinsky, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
These annoyances just barely prevent Hinge from dethroning our Editors' Choice winners for dating apps, Match and Tinder.

— Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 24 July 2026

Definition of annoyance

Noun

There have also been growing concerns that AI companies are propping each other up through a web of funding deals, with Nvidia at the heart of those worries.

— Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 31 July 2026
Those worries came to a head after the May election rout, leading to Starmer’s fall and Burnham’s rise.

— ABC News, ABC News, 30 July 2026

Definition of worry

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