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Meanings of aggravating in English

Making worse.

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Examples for "exasperating"
Examples for "exasperating"
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And yet the way that Get Out is fenced off is exasperating.
The Guardian
2
For all the sweetness of her nature, Alessandra could indeed be exasperating.
A golden web
3
There was not even a lull in the exasperating withdrawals of gold.
State of the Union Addresses
4
The days wore on and his presence became more and more exasperating.
Dexter’s Final Cut
5
The wholesale seizure of American property was exasperating to the last degree.
Formation of the Union, 1750-1829
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It is arguably Uruguay's biggest social problem, exacerbating poverty and fuelling crime.
The Guardian
2
Crucially, we know that the impact of coronavirus is exacerbating the situation.
The Guardian
3
After exacerbating right frontal headache, he was brought to the emergency room.
Pubmed
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Airbnb has been blamed for exacerbating home prices in congested housing markets.
Reuters
5
Increased proteolysis may provide amino acids for gluconeogenesis, exacerbating hyperglycemia in HIV.
Pubmed
Usage of aggravating in English
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This is aggravating the disillusionment with democracy among young people, he said.
The Guardian
2
That said; this may not be quite as aggravating as it sounds.
The South African
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He said that by spreading misinformation, the DHBs were aggravating the situation.
Radio NZ
4
Here she stopped short in the most aggravating manner in the world.
Jack Harkaway's Boy Tinker Among The Turks / Book Number Fifteen...
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Judge Ian Mill said there were several aggravating features to Alhisaynawi's offending.
Radio NZ
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The Mahommedan historian of those times takes delight in aggravating the charge.
Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 1
7
Alcohol abuse seems to be an aggravating rather than a precipitating factor.
Pubmed
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He said a parallel lack of affordable accommodation was an aggravating factor.
The Irish Times
9
In the multivariate analysis, the independent aggravating effect mediated by pregnancy persisted.
Pubmed
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He says there is no use in aggravating the feelings by discussion.
Dynevor Terrace; Or, The Clue of Life — Volume 1
11
The decision not to train was precautionary to avoid aggravating the injury.
The Irish Times
12
So it is an aggravating factor at least as to Count 1.
The Guardian
13
It was covered in snow and was free of aggravating Christmas decorations.
Self's punishment
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The family afflictions were aggravating the ferocity of Professor Julius von Hartrott.
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
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One of the most aggravating days I ever spent on the job.
The new yorker
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Equally aggravating was the fact that there still was no Eiffel challenger.
The devil in the white city: murder, magic & madness and the fai...
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United Kingdom
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United States of America
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