making things worse
- exacerbatingMaking something worse
- aggravatingCausing irritation or worsening
- compoundingElements merging progressively
- escalatingIncreasing by degrees
- inflamingArousing strong emotion
worsening · deteriorating · damage · sabotage · backfire · spiral · snowball · fuel · amplify · deepen · intensify · salt · wound · gasoline · fire · downhill · unravel · complicate
direction of change
making things worseamelioration
Making something less bad
betterment · enhancing · upgrading · progress
effect on problems
making things worseremedying
Correcting a fault
rectifying · correcting · repairing · resolving · mending
helpfulness
making things worsehelping
Single portion given
doing good · lending a hand · healing · supporting · facilitating