making it worse
- exacerbatingMaking something worse
- aggravatingCausing irritation or worsening
- compoundingElements merging progressively
- worseningBecoming more severe
- escalatingIncreasing by degrees
inflaming · spiraling · backfiring · deteriorating · damage · harm · fuel · gasoline · fire · festering · snowballing · downward · unraveling · sabotage · self-destruct · picking scabs · poking · prodding
improvement vs. deterioration
making it worseameliorating
Making something less severe
enhancing · bettering · upgrading · optimizing · elevating
resolution vs. aggravation
making it worseremedying
Correcting a fault
rectifying · repairing · correcting · healing · mending