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Aggravating

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech verb

Quick meaning: Aggravating is a verb meaning present participle and gerund of aggravate.

Meaning

present participle and gerund of aggravate.

More Meanings

  1. That makes something worse.
  2. (informal) Annoying.

Example Sentences

aggravating circumstances

Synonyms for aggravating

Depending on context, synonyms include exasperating, exacerbating, intensifying.

exasperatingexacerbatingintensifying

Antonyms for aggravating

Common opposites include alleviating, extenuating, mitigating.

alleviatingextenuatingmitigating

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include exacerbating, exasperating, intensifying, adding, aggravation, annoying.

exacerbatingexasperatingintensifyingaddingaggravationannoyingcomplicatingcompoundingcontributingdeepeningdeteriorateddeterioratingescalateescalatedescalatingescalationexacerbatefuellinggalling

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