4
embitter(verb, upset, disturb, annoy, provoke)
4
irritate(verb, upset, light, disturb, annoy)
4
lapse(verb, drop, decline, reduce, fall)
4
magnify(verb, aggravate, intensify, heighten)
4
provoke(verb, decline, disturb, annoy, warm)
4
sharpen(verb, rub, sting)
4
sicken(decline, fall, fail, weaken, degenerate)
4
wane(verb, drop, decline, fall, fail)
3
abrade
3
amplify(verb, intensify, heighten)
3
become rotten
3
build up
3
collapse(verb, break, decline, reduce, fail)
3
deepen(verb, magnify)
3
depreciate(verb, drop, decline, fall, fail)
3
depress(verb, diminish, lower, decrease, lessen)
3
disimprove(verb, break, drop, decline, reduce)
3
enhance(verb, magnify)
3
enlarge(verb, intensify, heighten)
3
grow worse(expression, idiom)
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