Aggravating

Word AGGRAVATING
Character 11
Hyphenation ag gra va ting
Pronunciations N/A

Definitions and meanings of "Aggravating"

What do we mean by aggravating?

To make (an offence) worse or more severe; to increase in offensiveness or heinousness.

(by extension) To make worse; to exacerbate.

To give extra weight or intensity to; to exaggerate, to magnify.

To pile or heap (something heavy or onerous) on or upon someone.

To exasperate; to provoke or irritate.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Aggravating

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The word "aggravating" in example sentences

JOHNSON: Well, in -- in California, we have to weigh what we call aggravating and mitigating factors. ❋ Unknown (2004)

What I find both amazing and aggravating is that those who insist on what they euphemistically call “single payer healthcare” refuse to even discuss the propriety of those who have preexisting conditions, or persist in the negative behaviors that lead to diseased conditions, paying higher premiums in exchange for their not being denied coverage. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Soaring food prices are identified as an aggravating factor. ❋ Unknown (2012)

One is unique to Germany: the preposterous voting system that tries to meld proportional representation with first-past-the-post constituencies and succeeds in aggravating the weaknesses of both. ❋ Unknown (2006)

Death is dreary enough at best, but I never could see any sense in aggravating its horrors by stupid funeral customs. ❋ Unknown (1869)

“What’s aggravating is they are not in the same format so it’s not like you can cut and paste.” ❋ Unknown (2005)

The concept being forced to use an anonymous american proxy just to be permitted to view a specific website is just plain aggravating. ❋ Unknown (2005)

The -- both sides will present what's called aggravating and mitigating factors. ❋ Unknown (2003)

The way penalty phases work is that the prosecution presents what is called aggravating factors. ❋ Unknown (2003)

In the notice, we have alleged numerous reasons, called aggravating factors, which we believe indicate why the death penalty is appropriate. ❋ Unknown (2002)

It was the idea of aggravating them that set me to thinking of adopting a child as much as anything in the first place. ❋ Unknown (1908)

The jurors will then weigh what the law calls aggravating factors warranting death by lethal injection against mitigating factors supporting life in prison without parole. ❋ Unknown (2011)

For a change, he didn't sound angry or upset, nor did he talk about what he had previously called his "aggravating" and "frustrating" situation. ❋ Ralph Vacchiano (2011)

Another third involved what the researchers called "aggravating circumstances," like teenagers using pictures for blackmail or someone forwarding topless pictures of an ex after a breakup. ❋ By ANAHAD O’CONNOR (2011)

In reviewing the lawyers 'evidence, the jurors will weigh so-called aggravating factors warranting the death penalty and mitigating factors supporting a life prison term. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Prosecutors, who have said they want Biber imprisoned for up to 30 years, need to provide evidence of so-called aggravating factors that merit more time behind bars. ❋ Unknown (2010)

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