9
exacerbate(verb, provoke, aggravate, impair, worsen)
6
aggravate(verb, provoke, impair, worsen, inflame)
6
irritate(verb, aggravate, impair, worsen)
5
intensify(verb, aggravate, impair, worsen, inflame)
4
worsen(verb, provoke, aggravate, impair, worsen)
2
amplify(verb, worsen, intensify, heighten)
2
annoy(aggravate, impair, worsen)
2
deteriorate(verb, worsen, intensify, heighten)
2
embitter(aggravate, impair, worsen)
2
enlarge(verb, worsen, intensify, heighten)
2
heat up(expression, aggravate, impair, worsen)
2
heighten(verb, provoke, aggravate, impair, worsen)
2
impair(verb, aggravate, worsen)
2
increase(verb, aggravate, impair, worsen, intensify)
2
magnify(verb, worsen, intensify, heighten)
2
provoke(verb, aggravate, impair, worsen, inflame)
1
exasperate(aggravate, impair, worsen)
1
add insult to injury(verb, expression, idiom, aggravate, impair)
1
augment
1
build up
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