Meaning of AGGRAVATING
| Pronunciation: | | 'agruv`eyting
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| | Definition: | | [adj] making worse |
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| | Synonyms: | | exacerbating, exasperating, intensifying |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Ag"gra*va`ting\, a.
1. Making worse or more heinous; as, aggravating
circumstances.
2. Exasperating; provoking; irritating. [Colloq.]
A thing at once ridiculous and aggravating. --J.
Ingelow.
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| | Related Terms: | | aggravative, annoying, bothering, bothersome, contentious, disturbing, exasperating, exasperative, galling, harassing, importunate, importune, irking, irksome, irritating, pesky, pestering, pestiferous, pestilent, pestilential, plaguesome, plaguey, plaguing, provocative, provoking, teasing, tiresome, tormenting, troublesome, troubling, vexatious, vexing, wearisome, worrisome, worrying |
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