Aggravating

a.	1.	Making worse or more heinous; as, aggravating circumstances.
	2.	Exasperating; provoking; irritating. A thing at once ridiculous and aggravating. - J. Ingelow.

Adj.

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aggravating - making worse Synonyms: exacerbating, exasperating

aggravative, annoying, bothering, bothersome, contentious, disturbing, exasperating, exasperative, galling, harassing, importunate, importune, irking, irksome, irritating, pesky, pestering, pestiferous, pestilent, pestilential, plaguesome, plaguey, plaguing, provocative, provoking, teasing, tiresome, tormenting, troublesome, troubling, vexatious, vexing, wearisome, worrisome, worrying