aggravating

ag·gra·vate  (gr-vt)

tr.v. ag·gra·vat·ed, ag·gra·vat·ing, ag·gra·vates

1. To make worse or more troublesome.

2. To rouse to exasperation or anger; provoke. See Synonyms at annoy.

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[Latin aggravre, aggravt- : ad-, ad- + gravre, to burden (from gravis, heavy; see g^wer-¹ in Indo-European roots).]

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aggra·vating·ly adv.

aggra·vative adj.

aggra·vator n.

Usage Note: Aggravate comes from the Latin verb aggravre, which meant "to make heavier," that is, "to add to the weight of." It also had the extended senses "to annoy" and "to oppress." Some people claim that aggravate can only mean "to make worse," and not "to irritate," on the basis of the word's etymology. But in doing so, they ignore not only an English sense in use since the 17th century, but also one of the original Latin ones. Sixty-eight percent of the Usage Panel approves of its use in It's the endless wait for luggage that aggravates me the most about air travel.

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

aggravating - making worse                         exacerbating, exasperating intensifying - increasing in strength or intensity

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aggravating

adjective

1. (Informal) annoying, provoking, irritating, teasing, galling, exasperating, vexing, irksome You don't realise how aggravating you can be.

2. worsening, exaggerating, intensifying, heightening, exacerbating, magnifying, inflaming Stress is a frequent aggravating factor.

Translations

aggravating [ˈægrəveɪtɪŋ] ADJ

1. (Jur) → agravante

2. (= annoying) → molesto
he's an aggravating child → es un niño molesto
it's very aggravating → es para volverse loco

aggravating [ˈægrəveɪtɪŋ] adj (= annoying) [person] → exaspérant(e)

aggravating

adj → ärgerlich, enervierend (geh); child → lästig, enervierend (geh); how aggravating for you → wie ärgerlich für Sie!

aggravating [ˈægrəveɪtɪŋ] adj → esasperante, irritante