| chafe(verb, annoy, provoke, excite, irritate) |
| excite(verb, upset, disturb, annoy, provoke) |
| grate(verb, disturb, provoke, anger, arouse) |
| magnify(verb, increase, raise, severe, boost) |
| bother(verb, upset, trouble, worry, annoy) |
| compound(verb, difficult, aggravate, magnify, complicate) |
| deepen(verb, increase, raise, severe, boost) |
| deteriorate(verb, degenerate, degrade, worsen) |
| enhance(verb, increase, raise, severe, boost) |
| exaggerate(verb, increase, severe, strengthen, worsen) |
| feed the fire(verb, expression, idiom, aggravate, impair) |
| fret(verb, upset, trouble, disturb, worry) |
| sharpen(verb, increase, raise, severe, boost) |
| sour(verb, upset, turn, poison, alienate) |
| accelerate |
| damage(noun, verb, diminish, degenerate, deteriorate) |
| impair(verb, diminish, aggravate, degenerate, deteriorate) |
| nettle(verb, annoy, provoke, excite, irritate) |
| peeve(verb, aggravate, frustrate, infuriate, madden) |
| rankle(verb, upset, annoy, provoke, excite) |