exacerbated
Intensified the problem
Exacerbated means made worse or more severe.
Problems, tensions, symptoms, and conflicts are commonly exacerbated by some additional factor: The drought exacerbated food shortages.
Her injury was exacerbated by overtraining.
The word implies an existing bad situation that deteriorates further rather than something newly created.
Grow worse over time
- aggravateMake more severe
- compoundCombined into one
- escalateIncrease in severity
- intensifyIncrease in degree
heighten · amplify · deepen · magnify · inflame · degrade · impair · decline
deteriorate
Grow worse over time
intensify · heighten · amplify · deepen · magnify · inflame · degrade · impair · decline · weaken
inflame
Intensify emotion or irritation
spark · foment · instigate · kindle · incite · trigger · enflame · reignite · stoke · fan
annoy
Cause mild irritation
chafe · gall · infuriate · aggravate · frustrate · antagonize · nettle · rile · peeve · madden
exacerbatedalleviated
Made less severe
eased · relieved · ameliorated · mitigated · assuaged
exacerbate, exacerbation, exacerbates, exacerbating, exacerbations