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Definitions for Aggravating
[1] causing or full of aggravation: I've had an aggravating day.
[2] to make worse or more severe; intensify, as anything evil, disorderly, or troublesome: to aggravate a grievance; to aggravate an illness.
[3] to annoy; irritate; exasperate: His questions aggravate her.
[4] to cause to become irritated or inflamed: The child's constant scratching aggravated the rash.
[5] to make (a disease, situation, problem, etc) worse or more severe
[6] informal to annoy; exasperate, esp by deliberate and persistent goading
Words related to Aggravating
bother, provoke, irritate, complicate, magnify, exaggerate, worsen, intensify, exacerbate, inflame, enhance, deepen, heighten, pester, needle, nag, exasperate, get, peeve, tease
Words nearby Aggravating
aggrandize, aggrandizement, aggravate, aggravated, aggravated trespass, aggravating, aggravation, aggregate, aggregate fruit, aggregate glands, aggregated lymphatic follicles
Origin of Aggravating
e1425–75; late Middle English < Latin aggravātus (past participle of aggravāre ), equivalent to ag- ag- + grav- (see grave2) + -ātus -ate1; cf. aggrieve
Words that may be confused with Aggravating
WORDS, THAT, MAY, BE, CONFUSED, WITH, aggravateaggravate, annoy, irritate, aggravate, intensify, worsen, (see, synonym, study, at, the, current, entry)
Other words from Aggravating
ag·gra·vat·ing·ly , adverb
un·ag·gra·vat·ing , adjective
ag·gra·va·tive , adjective
ag·gra·va·tor , noun
o·ver·ag·gra·vate , verb (used with object), o·ver·ag·gra·vat·ed, o·ver·ag·gra·vat·ing.
pre·ag·gra·vate , verb (used with object), pre·ag·gra·vat·ed, pre·ag·gra·vat·ing.
re·ag·gra·vate , verb (used with object), re·ag·gra·vat·ed, re·ag·gra·vat·ing.
Word origin for Aggravating
eC16: from Latin aggravāre to make heavier, from gravis heavy
Synonyms for Aggravating
bother, irritate, provoke, bug, bum, dog, exasperate, gall, get, grate, hack, irk, nag, needle, nettle, peeve, pester, pique, tease, vex, be at, be on the back of, drive up the wall, get on one's nerves, get to, give a hard time, pick on, wig