| madden(annoy, provoke, aggravate, impair, worsen) |
| provoke(annoy, aggravate, impair, worsen) |
| rub salt in a wound(expression, annoy, provoke, aggravate, impair) |
| vex(annoy, provoke, aggravate, impair, worsen) |
| worsen(verb, decline, annoy, provoke, aggravate) |
| exacerbate(verb, aggravate, impair, degenerate, deteriorate) |
| accelerate(verb, worsen, intensify, heighten) |
| amplify(verb, worsen, intensify, heighten) |
| ascend(verb, worsen, intensify, heighten) |
| be increased(verb, worsen, intensify, heighten) |
| broaden(verb, worsen, intensify, heighten) |
| climb(verb, worsen, intensify, heighten) |
| enlarge(verb, worsen, intensify, heighten) |
| escalate(worsen, intensify, heighten) |
| expand(verb, worsen, intensify, heighten) |
| extend(verb, worsen, intensify, heighten) |
| grow(verb, worsen, intensify, heighten) |
| grow rapidly(verb, expression, worsen, intensify, heighten) |
| impair(decline, aggravate, degenerate, deteriorate, worsen) |
| magnify(verb, worsen, intensify, heighten) |