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exacerbate(provoke, aggravate, impair, worsen)
6
aggravate(provoke, impair, worsen, inflame)
6
irritate(aggravate, impair, worsen)
5
intensify(aggravate, impair, worsen, inflame)
4
worsen(provoke, aggravate, impair, worsen)
2
amplify(worsen, intensify, heighten)
2
deteriorate(worsen, intensify, heighten)
2
enlarge(worsen, intensify, heighten)
2
heighten(provoke, aggravate, impair, worsen)
2
impair(aggravate, worsen)
2
increase(aggravate, impair, worsen, intensify)
2
magnify(worsen, intensify, heighten)
2
provoke(aggravate, impair, worsen, inflame)
1
add insult to injury(expression, idiom, aggravate, impair)
1
escalate(increase, worsen, intensify, heighten)
1
fan the flames(expression, idiom, aggravate, impair)
1
slap in the face(expression, idiom, provoke, aggravate)
1
spiral(worsen, intensify, heighten)
1
step up(expression, worsen, intensify, heighten)
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twist the knife(expression, idiom, provoke, aggravate)
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