Synonyms:
worsen, aggravate, exacerbate, exasperate
Meaning: make worse; "This drug aggravates the pain"
Synonyms:
exacerbate, exasperate, aggravate
Meaning: exasperate or irritate
Usage examples
Resistance would only aggravate your case."
Now go away, Raddle, there's a good soul, or you'll only aggravate her.'
Auxiliary machinery of this class can only be made use of, as already indicated, to a certain strictly limited extent, owing to the tendency of any swinging weight in a vessel to aggravate the rolling during heavy weather.