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were aggravating
verb
To make worse, or more severe; to render less tolerable or less excusable; to make more offensive; to enhance; to intensify.
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(ES) Some of these guys were aggravating.
Journalists, he told me, were aggravating the problem they had helped to start.
When customers were aggravating, I would say, "You know I'm not going to lose one T cell because of you".
Lisa Reed, a plaintiff in the Illinois lawsuit, said that low wages were aggravating the nursing shortage.
Yigal Palmor, the spokesman for the Israeli Foreign Ministry, said at the time that the "overhasty statements" by Mr. Williams were "aggravating".
Passing sentence, Recorder Baird said that the matter "passes the threshold for a custodial sentence" and that there were aggravating features including the 2010 warnings and the sending of false satisfaction emails.
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"Of course, so many people were aggravated by that".
Pain and bone destruction were aggravated with time.
Symptoms were aggravated either after activities or lying flat.
Problems were aggravated by carers' role conflict and guilt.
The dermatitis scores of the conventional control mice were aggravated.
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