aggravating

aggravating

CEFR: C1-C2 /ag-gra-vat-ing/ [ae1.g.r.ah0.v.ey2.t.ih0.ng]

Aggravating is the adjective of "aggravate" and used to describe situations that are annoying. For example:

Example Sentences:
His loud music was aggravating. (Aggravating is a word that describes the music.)
He has some very aggravating [=annoying, irritating] habits.