Aggravating
Pronunciation : Ag"gra*va`ting
Part of Speech : a.
Definition : 1. Making worse or more heinous; as, aggravating circumstances.
2. Exasperating; provoking; irritating. [Colloq.] A thing at once ridiculous and aggravating. J. Ingelow.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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