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Discover LudwigThe phrase "aggravating this" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing a situation or issue that is being made worse or more severe.
Example: "The constant delays in the project are aggravating this already stressful situation."
Alternatives: "exacerbating this" or "compounding this".
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Demographic trends are aggravating this vicious cycle.
Aggravating this confusion was Bonin's lack of experience in flying a plane without computer assistance.
Aggravating this group of the workforce will risk undermining the "high quality health service when you need it most" pledge the Tories made in their manifesto.
The UK economy now seems to be in a prolonged phase of disappointing growth performance, and it may well be that the current policy of keeping interest rates at exceptionally low levels is aggravating this problem, not making it better.
Marc Jacobs has thrown the fashion world for a loop by starting his shows on time, and though aggravating, this did result in the unforgettable sighting of a six-foot-tall woman wearing a Chanel jacket and unreasonably tall heels spitting out her gum and sprinting the last block to Mr. Jacobs's presentation of his Marc by Marc Jacobs collection.
And of course aggravating this sense of utter recklessness is the knowledge that of all the government, it should be the budget minister who has erred.
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(Prop 30 aggravated this problem).
(The tiny illustrations aggravate this problem).
Environmental factors, such as troubled family relationships, may aggravate this disorder.
(To be fair, his experiences of being hunted by Stalinists in Spain plainly aggravated this tendency).
Egypt's military governments have done their best to aggravate this mutual suspicion.
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