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aggravating

[ag-ruh-vey-ting] / ˈæg rəˌveɪ tɪŋ /


















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He withdrew from the Arnold Palmer Invitational after aggravating his back in a pre-round gym session.

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026

But by choking off agricultural production, transport and markets, Rwanda’s M23 allies are aggravating Congo’s hunger crisis.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026

It’s all fittingly itchy for literature’s most aggravating couple and a story that chafes against the convention that love wins — or even that love is good.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 11, 2026

What’s most aggravating is that we’ve stood for this for so long.

From Salon • Jan. 25, 2026

Jumper was full of a lot of pesky, aggravating mule tricks; but when you called on him to move a load, he’d move it or bust something.

From "Old Yeller" by Fred Gipson