| aggravation | | |
| n. (feeling) | 1. aggravation, exasperation | an exasperated feeling of annoyance. |
| ~ vexation, annoyance, chafe | anger produced by some annoying irritation. |
| n. (act) | 2. aggravation, irritation, provocation | unfriendly behavior that causes anger or resentment. |
| ~ aggro | (informal British usage) aggravation or aggression.; "I skipped it because it was too much aggro" |
| ~ aggression | deliberately unfriendly behavior. |
| ~ last straw | the final irritation that stretches your patience beyond the limit. |
| ~ taunt, taunting, twit | aggravation by deriding or mocking or criticizing. |
| n. (act) | 3. aggravation, exacerbation | action that makes a problem or a disease (or its symptoms) worse.; "the aggravation of her condition resulted from lack of care" |
| ~ intensification | action that makes something stronger or more extreme. |
| worsening | | |
| n. (process) | 1. declension, decline in quality, deterioration, worsening | process of changing to an inferior state. |
| ~ decline, diminution | change toward something smaller or lower. |
| ~ drop-off, falling off, falloff, slump, slack | a noticeable deterioration in performance or quality.; "the team went into a slump"; "a gradual slack in output"; "a drop-off in attendance"; "a falloff in quality" |
| n. (act) | 2. worsening | changing something with the result that it becomes worse. |
| ~ change of state | the act of changing something into something different in essential characteristics. |
| ~ downturn, downswing | a worsening of business or economic activity.; "the market took a downturn" |
| adj. | 3. worsening | changing for the worse.; "worried by the worsening storm" |
| exasperate | | |
| v. (emotion) | 1. aggravate, exacerbate, exasperate | exasperate or irritate. |
| ~ anger | make angry.; "The news angered him" |
| v. (emotion) | 2. exasperate, incense, infuriate | make furious. |
| ~ anger | make angry.; "The news angered him" |
| v. (change) | 3. aggravate, exacerbate, exasperate, worsen | make worse.; "This drug aggravates the pain" |
| ~ irritate | excite to an abnormal condition, or chafe or inflame.; "Aspirin irritates my stomach" |
| ~ inflame | cause inflammation in.; "The repetitive motion inflamed her joint" |
| ~ alter, change, modify | cause to change; make different; cause a transformation.; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" |
| ~ cheapen, degrade | lower the grade of something; reduce its worth. |
| worsen | | |
| v. (change) | 1. decline, worsen | grow worse.; "Conditions in the slum worsened" |
| ~ inflame | become inflamed; get sore.; "His throat inflamed" |
| ~ sicken, come down | get sick.; "She fell sick last Friday, and now she is in the hospital" |
| ~ degenerate, deteriorate, devolve, drop | grow worse.; "Her condition deteriorated"; "Conditions in the slums degenerated"; "The discussion devolved into a shouting match" |
| ~ change state, turn | undergo a transformation or a change of position or action.; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election" |
| ~ impoverish, deprive | take away. |
| ~ fail | get worse.; "Her health is declining" |
| ~ tumble | suffer a sudden downfall, overthrow, or defeat. |
| ~ drop away, fall away, slip, drop off | get worse.; "My grades are slipping" |
| ~ suffer | get worse.; "His grades suffered" |
| ~ lose, suffer | be set at a disadvantage.; "This author really suffers in translation" |
| ~ retrogress, regress, retrograde | get worse or fall back to a previous condition. |
| ~ turn down | take a downward direction.; "The economy finally turned down after a long boom" |
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