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aggravating

/ˈæɡɹəvˌeɪtɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.12 in modern English

Syllables
ag-gra-vat-ing
IPA
/ˈæɡɹəvˌeɪtɪŋ/
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of aggravate

adj

That makes something worse.

adj

Annoying.

Informal

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

more aggravating (comparative) most aggravating (superlative)

Derived Forms

aggravatingly nonaggravating unaggravating

Phrases

aggravating factor

Synonyms

exacerbating exasperating

Antonyms

alleviating extenuating mitigating

Questions

How do you pronounce aggravating?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈæɡɹəvˌeɪtɪŋ/.
What does aggravating mean?
present participle and gerund of aggravate

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