Definition of aggravatingly - Reverso English Dictionary

Adverb

irritationin a way that causes annoyance

He aggravatingly tapped his pen during the meeting.

annoyingly

irritatingly

vexingly

worsening effect

Rare

in a manner that makes something worse or more severe

Rare

He spoke aggravatingly, increasing the tension in the room..

exasperatingly

irritatingly

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Origin of aggravatingly

Latin, aggravare (make heavier)

Examples of aggravatingly in a sentence

The alarm clock rang aggravatingly early in the morning.
She acted aggravatingly, making the situation worse.
His comments were aggravatingly unhelpful.

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French:irritant, de manière aggravante, ...
German:ärgerlich, verschlimmernd, ...
Italian:irritantemente, in maniera peggiorativa, ...
Spanish:molestamente, de manera agravante, ...
Portuguese:irritantemente, exasperadamente, ...
Chinese:恼人地, 加剧地, ...
Japanese:イライラさせるように, 悪化させるように, ...
Arabic:بشكل مزعج, بشكل مفاقم, ...
Hebrew:בְצוּרָה מַרְגִיזָה, בְּצוּרָה מַחְמִירָה, ...
Russian:раздражающе, ухудшающе, ...
Ukrainian:дратівливо, загострюючи, ...
Hindi:झुंझलाहट भरे तरीके से, बिगाड़ते हुए, ...
Bengali:বিরক্তিকরভাবে, উত্তেজকভাবে, ...
Catalan:irritantment, empitjorant, ...
Czech:protivně, přitěžujícím způsobem, ...
Danish:irriterende, forværrede, ...
Dutch:irritant, verergerend, ...
Greek:εκνευριστικά, επιδεινώνοντας, ...
Hungarian:idegesítően, ingerlően, ...
Khmer:យ៉ាងគួរឱ្យរំខាន, ក្នុងលក្ខណៈដែលធ្វើឱ្យកាន់តែធ្ងន់ធ្ងរ, ...
Korean:짜증나게, ...
Persian:اعصاب‌خردکن, به طور بدترکننده, ...
Polish:irytująco, pogarszająco, ...
Portuguese (BR):irritantemente, exasperadamente, ...
Romanian:enervant, agravant, ...
Swedish:irriterande, förvärrande, ...
Thai:อย่างน่ารำคาญ, อย่างทำให้แย่ลง, ...
Turkish:sinir bozucu bir şekilde, kötüleştirici bir şekilde, ...
Vietnamese:một cách khó chịu, một cách tồi tệ hơn, ...

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