Aggravation
Verbs
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aggravate, render worse, heighten, embitter, sour
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exacerbate
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exasperate, envenom
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enrage, provoke, tease. add fuel to the fire, add fuel to the flame
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fan the flame etc. (excite) Excitation
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go from bad to worse etc. (deteriorate) Deterioration.
Adjectives
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aggravated etc. v.
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worse, unrelieved
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aggravable
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aggravating etc. v..
Adverbs
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out of the frying pan into the fire, from bad to worse, worse and worse.