Aggravate and Rankling

Aggravate

Aggravate verb - To disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts.

Rankling and aggravate are semantically related. In some cases you can replace term "Rankling" with "Aggravate", this verbs are similar.

Nearby Words: aggravation, aggravating

Rankling

Rankling adjective - Causing annoyance.
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Synonyms for Rankling

Aggravate and rankling are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Aggravate" instead a verb "Rankling".

Nearby Words: rankle, rankled
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