| 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" |
| relapse | | |
| n. (act) | 1. backsliding, lapse, lapsing, relapse, relapsing, reversion, reverting | a failure to maintain a higher state. |
| ~ failure | an act that fails.; "his failure to pass the test" |
| ~ recidivism | habitual relapse into crime. |
| v. (change) | 2. get worse, relapse | deteriorate in health.; "he relapsed" |
| ~ 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" |
| v. (body) | 3. fall back, lapse, recidivate, regress, relapse, retrogress | go back to bad behavior.; "Those who recidivate are often minor criminals" |
| ~ retrovert, revert, regress, turn back, return | go back to a previous state.; "We reverted to the old rules" |
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