(~s, aggravating, ~d)
1.
If someone or something ~s a situation, they make it worse.
Stress and lack of sleep can ~ the situation...
= exacerbate
? alleviate
VERB: V n
2.
If someone or something ~s you, they make you annoyed. (INFORMAL)
What ~s you most about this country?
= annoy
VERB: V n
aggravating
You don’t realise how aggravating you can be.
= annoying
ADJ
aggravation (aggravations)
I just couldn’t take the aggravation.
= annoyance
N-VAR