make it worse
- aggravateMake more severe
- exacerbateMake a situation worse
- compoundCombined into one
- escalateIncrease in severity
- deteriorateGrow worse over time
inflame · intensify · worsen · deepen · amplify · twist the knife · dig deeper · backfire · snowball · spiral · pile on · complicate · damage · harm · sabotage · botch · bungle · regret
- adding insult to injuryrub it in, twist the knife, aggravate, worsen, exacerbate
direction of change in quality/condition
make it worsemake it better
ameliorate · help · remedy · heal · repair
intervention vs. non-intervention
make it worseleave it alone
leave well enough alone · let it be · do nothing · hands off · step back