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Meaning of "aggravating" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF AGGRAVATING

aggravating  [ˈæɡrəˌveɪtɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF AGGRAVATING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Aggravating is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES AGGRAVATING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

aggravating

Aggravation (law)

Aggravation, in law, is "any circumstance attending the commission of a crime or tort which increases its guilt or enormity or adds to its injurious consequences, but which is above and beyond the essential constituents of the crime or tort itself." Aggravated assault, for example, is usually differentiated from simple assault by the offender's intent, the extent of injury to the victim, or the use of a deadly weapon. An aggravating circumstance is a kind of attendant circumstance and the opposite of an extenuating or mitigating circumstance, which decreases guilt. The antonym of aggravation is mitigation.

Definition of aggravating in the English dictionary

The definition of aggravating in the dictionary is annoying; exasperating, especially. Other definition of aggravating is tending to make a criminal offence more serious by involving e.g. the use of violence.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH AGGRAVATING


alternating
ˈɔːltəˌneɪtɪŋ
awaiting
əˈweɪtɪŋ
calculating
ˈkælkjʊˌleɪtɪŋ
captivating
ˈkæptɪˌveɪtɪŋ
communicating
kəˈmjuːnɪˌkeɪtɪŋ
dating
ˈdeɪtɪŋ
decorating
ˈdɛkəˌreɪtɪŋ
devastating
ˈdɛvəˌsteɪtɪŋ
enervating
ˈɛnəˌveɪtɪŋ
fascinating
ˈfæsɪˌneɪtɪŋ
frustrating
frʌˈstreɪtɪŋ
humiliating
hjuːˈmɪlɪeɪtɪŋ
incorporating
ɪnˈkɔːpəˌreɪtɪŋ
mating
ˈmeɪtɪŋ
operating
ˈɒpəreɪtɪŋ
rating
ˈreɪtɪŋ
rotating
rəʊˈteɪtɪŋ
skating
ˈskeɪtɪŋ
stimulating
ˈstɪmjʊˌleɪtɪŋ
waiting
ˈweɪtɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE AGGRAVATING

aggrace
aggradation
aggrade
aggrandise
aggrandisement
aggrandiser
aggrandize
aggrandizement
aggrandizer
aggrate
aggravate
aggravated
aggravated assault
aggravated burglary
aggravated murder
aggravated robbery
aggravated trespass
aggravatingly
aggravation
aggregate

WORDS THAT END LIKE AGGRAVATING

accommodating
accounting
beating
boating
central heating
cheating
coating
debating
dominating
eating
floating
heating
ice-skating
overheating
penetrating
plating
repeating
seating
star rating
sweating
vibrating

Synonyms and antonyms of aggravating in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «AGGRAVATING»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «aggravating» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of aggravating

Translation of «aggravating» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF AGGRAVATING

Find out the translation of aggravating to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of aggravating from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «aggravating» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

加重
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

agravante
570 millions of speakers

English

aggravating
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

उत्तेजक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المشددة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

отягчающим
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

agravante
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বিরক্তিকর
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

aggravant
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Memburukkan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

erschwerend
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

悪化
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

악화
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nyengsemaken
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tình tiết tăng nặng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மிகமுக்கியமான
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वृद्धी करणारा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ağırlaştırıcı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

aggravante
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

obciążających
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

обтяжуючою
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

agravant
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

επιβαρυντικές
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

verswarende
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

försvårande
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

skjerpende
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of aggravating

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «AGGRAVATING»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «AGGRAVATING» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about aggravating

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5 QUOTES WITH «AGGRAVATING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word aggravating.
1
Joseph Addison
Man is subject to innumerable pains and sorrows by the very condition of humanity, and yet, as if nature had not sown evils enough in life, we are continually adding grief to grief and aggravating the common calamity by our cruel treatment of one another.
2
Dan Ariely
I always found the appeal to the market gods a bit odd. Why would the market fix mistakes instead of aggravating them?
3
Harold H. Greene
Defendants are being evaluated based on numerical grid without any aggravating circumstances being considered. The effect has been to transfer the disparity from the judge to the prosecutor allowing for a great deal of leeway on indictments.
4
Diego Maradona
While the coach is entitled to celebrate the team's victories, there is a manner and a way of doing so without aggravating the opponent.
5
Matt Stone
There's something uniquely aggravating about the smugness of liberal Hollywood.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «AGGRAVATING»

Discover the use of aggravating in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to aggravating and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Gia and Lincoln's Aggravating Allergies
Rowena Cala is a non-profit fundraising professional in Atlanta. She lives in Snellville, Georgia with her husband and two young daughters. This is Rowena's first children's book.
Rowena Cala, 2012
2
The Death Penalty: An American Citizen's Guide to ...
This chapter will provide a review of statutory aggravating circumstances. The material on statutory aggravating circumstances is divided initially under three broad headings: (1) criminal offense statutory aggravators, (2) identity of victim ...
Louis J. Palmer, 1998
3
Aggravating Circumstances
Mitch Brooks is an unproven rookie prosecutor whose star is on the rise.
Timothy C. Baldwin, 2010
4
Aggravating: Webster's Quotations, Facts and Phrases
Proceeds from this book are used to expand the content and coverage of Websters Online Dictionary (www.websters-online-dictionary.org).
‎2008
5
Forensic Psychology and Neuropsychology for Criminal and ...
In response to these Supreme Court decisions, modern death penalty statutes typically specify aggravating and mitigating factors that are designed to assist juries in reaching an appropriate sentencing decision. To impose a death sentence, ...
Harold V. Hall, 2007
6
Aggravating Ladies: Being a List of Works Published Under ...
Being a List of Works Published Under the Pseudonym of "a Lady," with Preliminary Suggestions on the Art of Describing Books Bibliographically Ralph Thomas. PREFACE. In the course of collecting materials for my "Handbook of Fictitious ...
Ralph Thomas, 1880
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Aggravating Ladies - Being a List of Works Published Under ...
We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
Olphar Hamst, 2010
8
How they did; or, Those four, by the author of 'The ...
Grace Stebbing. prepared to retrace her steps, looking quite ready for any number of adventures or misadventures, now that she was reassured as to Esme " having strength to continue on the tramp. They had not proceeded far on the return ...
Grace Stebbing, 1883
9
Genocide, War Crimes, and Crimes Against Humanity: A Topical ...
The Prosecution has not raised issues of character to establish that it is an aggravating factor. Instead, the Prosecution seeks to disprove the averment made by the Defence that Ranko Cesic is a man of good character. The Trial Chamber ...
‎2006
10
The Death Penalty: Constitutional Issues, Commentaries, and ...
Though the primary audiences of the book are undergraduates in criminal justice programs and practitioners in the corrections and justice systems, the book will also prove useful to anyone who has an interest in the death penalty, the ...
Scott Vollum, Rolando V. del Carmen, Durant Frantzen, 2014

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «AGGRAVATING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term aggravating is used in the context of the following news items.
1
State to Supreme Court: Give Olmert more prison time
Last March, the Jerusalem District Court convicted Olmert in the Talansky affair of fraud, breach of trust and fraud in aggravating circumstances. «Ynetnews, Jul 15»
2
Nicholas Winton saved Jewish children, but he also has a lesson for …
Fearful of aggravating Arab opinion, the then prime minister, Neville Chamberlain, refused. Nor could they come to Britain. The country was ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
3
Indian-Origin Man Jailed in Singapore for Molesting Homemaker
District Judge Salina Ishak agreed with Deputy Public Prosecutor Joshua Lim that there were several aggravating factors. "The accused is a ... «NDTV, Jul 15»
4
Police Reports: July 6, 2015
Mario A. Smith, 36, of the 500 block of Cedar Street, was charged Saturday with driving under the influence (aggravating circumstance), first ... «messenger-inquirer, Jul 15»
5
Mayweather vs Pacquiao: Controversy taken to a whole new level
Manny Pacquiao entered the May's affair severely compromised after aggravating an already-torn right rotator cuff in training three weeks prior ... «FightSaga, Jul 15»
6
Horror as drunk hurls beer bottle through moving car windshield
The aggravating features here are the use of a weapon and subsequent injury.” Mr Lawton admitted assaulting Mr Braybrooke by beating on ... «Newbury Weekly News Group, Jul 15»
7
New, simple 'buy' buttons make it easier to shop by phone
But these new buy buttons allow technology companies to act as middlemen between mobile shoppers and retailers — eliminating aggravating ... «The Seattle Times, Jul 15»
8
COMMENTARY: Is there such a thing as a legal sex change?
But I would be reminded that we have already criminalized murder and cruelty is an aggravating circumstance. So I will just explain. A gay man ... «GMA News, Jul 15»
9
Slammers rally to beat Wild Things in ninth
It's aggravating.” Washington had a chance in the bottom of the ninth, putting its first two batters on base but Poma's sacrifice bunt was popped ... «Observer-Reporter, Jul 15»
10
Grateful Dead's 'Fare Thee Well' Bows Out With Core Four And Friends
If you weren't, it was an aggravating experience as the songs don't really go anywhere. The light show was cranked up to enhance the ... «Chicagoist, Jul 15»

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