| aggravate | | |
| v. (change) | 1. 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. |
| v. (emotion) | 2. aggravate, exacerbate, exasperate | exasperate or irritate. |
| ~ anger | make angry.; "The news angered him" |
| exacerbate | | |
| exasperate | | |
| v. (emotion) | 1. exasperate, incense, infuriate | make furious. |
| ~ anger | make angry.; "The news angered him" |
| 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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