aggravate problem
1aggravate — verb 1) the new law could aggravate the situation Syn: worsen, make worse, exacerbate, inflame, compound; add fuel to the fire/flames, add insult to injury, rub salt in the wound Ant: alleviate, improve 2) informal you don …
2problem — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 sth that causes difficulties ADJECTIVE ▪ acute, big, enormous, grave, great, huge, important, major, serious, significant …
3aggravate — verb ADVERB ▪ seriously, severely ▪ Their negative reactions have greatly aggravated the situation. ▪ slightly ▪ further Aggravate is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ …
4aggravate — verb 1》 make (a problem, illness, etc.) worse. 2》 informal annoy (someone). Derivatives aggravating adjective aggravatingly adverb aggravation noun Origin C16 (earlier (C15) as aggravation): from L. aggravat , aggravare make heavy . Usage …
5aggravate — verb (T) 1 to make a bad situation worse: Their debt problem was aggravated by a rise in interest rates. 2 informal to make someone angry or annoyed: Stop aggravating the cat! aggravating adjective aggravatingly adverb aggravation noun (C, U) …
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