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AGGRIEVING Synonyms

There are 21 synonyms of the word aggrieving. (exact relations)
There are 2 hypernyms of the word aggrieving. (close relations)
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aggravating
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• making worse

annoying
adjectiveadj
noun

• the act of troubling or annoying someone

adjective satellite

• causing irritation or annoyance

distressing
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• causing distress or worry or anxiety

• bad; unfortunate

exasperating
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• extremely annoying or displeasing

• making worse

harrowing
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• extremely painful

infuriating
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• extremely annoying or displeasing

irritating
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• causing irritation or annoyance

• (used of physical stimuli) serving to stimulate or excite

• causing physical discomfort

maddening
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• extremely annoying or displeasing

pestering
verb, adjectivev, adj
adjective satellite

• causing irritation or annoyance

pestilent
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• exceedingly harmful

• likely to spread and cause an epidemic disease

provoking
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• causing or tending to cause anger or resentment

teasing
verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
noun

• the act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule); provoking someone with persistent annoyances

• playful vexation

• the act of removing tangles from you hair with a comb

adjective satellite

• playfully vexing (especially by ridicule)

• arousing sexual desire without intending to satisfy it

• causing irritation or annoyance

troubling
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• causing distress or worry or anxiety

vexatious
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• causing irritation or annoyance

vexing
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• extremely annoying or displeasing

• causing irritation or annoyance

bothering
verb, adjectivev, adj
noun

• an angry disturbance

• something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness

verb

• take the trouble to do something; concern oneself

• cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations

• to cause inconvenience or discomfort to

• intrude or enter uninvited

• make nervous or agitated

• make confused or perplexed or puzzled

bugging
verb, adjectivev, adj
noun

• general term for any insect or similar creeping or crawling invertebrate

• a fault or defect in a computer program, system, or machine

• a small hidden microphone; for listening secretly

• insects with sucking mouthparts and forewings thickened and leathery at the base; usually show incomplete metamorphosis

• a minute life form (especially a disease-causing bacterium); the term is not in technical use

verb

• annoy persistently

• tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information

harassing
verb, adjectivev, adj
verb

• annoy continually or chronically

• exhaust by attacking repeatedly

peeving
verbv
noun

• an annoyed or irritated mood

verb

• cause to be annoyed, irritated, or resentful

tormenting
verb, adjectivev, adj
noun

• unbearable physical pain

• extreme mental distress

• intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain

• a feeling of intense annoyance caused by being tormented

• a severe affliction

• the act of harassing someone

verb

• torment emotionally or mentally

• treat cruelly

• subject to torture

Best Hypernyms For AGGRIEVING

Here is a list of related hypernyms for aggrieving, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
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