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   Aggravating

   /ˈaɡrəˌvātiNG/

   

   adjective

   • 1. making a problem or offense worse or more serious: "aggravating circumstances that warrant further discipline"
   • 2. causing annoyance or exasperation: informal "she found him thoroughly aggravating and unprofessional"

   Derivatives

   • 1. aggravatingly adverb

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   What does aggravate mean in a sentence?

   • His interference was an aggravation of the situation. Her job involves a lot of stress and aggravation. Although aggravate has been used to refer to rousing someone to anger since the 17th century, it has been the object of disapproval only since about 1870. It is used in expository prose

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   Does aggravate mean annoy?

   • The use of aggravate to mean “annoy” is sometimes objected to because it departs from the etymological meaning “to make heavier,” and in formal speech and writing the sense “annoy” is somewhat less frequent than “to make worse.” The noun aggravation meaning “annoyance” occurs in all types of speech and writing

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   aggravating adjective (MAKING WORSE) law formal or specialized. making something worse, such as a crime: Aggravating factors can affect the sentence set by the court. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Worse and worst. aggravation. compare. hold.

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   (informal) annoying somebody, especially deliberately. Her constant interruptions were very aggravating. Check pronunciation: aggravating. Definition of aggravating adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   3 days ago · Definitions of aggravating. adjective. making worse. synonyms: exacerbating, exasperating. intensifying. increasing in strength or intensity.

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   1 day ago · AGGRAVATING definition: causing or full of aggravation | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples.

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   6 days ago · AGGRAVATING definition: causing or full of aggravation | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples in American English.

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   2 days ago · To aggravate is to make more serious or more grave: to aggravate a danger, an offense, a wound. To intensify is perceptibly to increase intensity, force, energy, vividness, etc.: to intensify heat, color, rage. 2. anger, vex, rile. ANTONYMS 1. alleviate. USAGE The two most common senses of aggravate are “to make worse” and “to annoy or ...

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   the act of making something such as a problem or injury worse: Rest the affected limb to avoid further aggravation of the condition. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. (Definition of aggravation from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)