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aggravating

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1. p. pr. & vb. n. of Aggravate Source: opted
2. a. Making worse or more heinous; as, aggravating circumstances. Source: opted
3. a. Exasperating; provoking; irritating. Source: opted
4. adj. making worse Source: wordnet
5. 1. Making worse or more heinous; as, aggravating circumstances. 2. Exasperating; provoking; irritating. [Colloq.] A thing at once ridiculous and aggravating. J. Ingelow. Source: webster

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