reaggravating
Irritating an injury anew
Reaggravating means aggravating again—making something worse after it had improved, or irritating anew.
Most often applied to injuries: I reaggravated my knee playing basketball.
The prefix re- emphasizes that the condition had begun to heal before the setback.
Less commonly, it can mean annoying someone again after tensions had eased.
Harming a healing area
- flare-upSudden recurrence of symptoms
- inflammationProtective tissue response
- sorenessTender, painful sensation
- tendernessGentle, caring quality
swelling · strain · sprain · relapse · setback · twinge · aching · throbbing
Making something worse
- intensifyingIncreasing in strength
- compoundingElements merging progressively
- escalatingIncreasing by degrees
- amplifyingIncreasing strength or intensity
heightening · deteriorating · deepening · inflaming · rekindling · reigniting · stirring up · renewing
State of being bothered
- exasperationIntense weary annoyance
- frustrationDispleasure from blocked efforts
- vexationFrustrated annoyance
- provocationAct that triggers response
antagonism · resentment · agitation · bother · nuisance · pique · gall · irking
reinjuring
Harming a healing area
- flare-upSudden recurrence of symptoms
- inflammationProtective tissue response
- sorenessTender, painful sensation
tenderness · swelling · strain · sprain · relapse · setback · twinge · aching · throbbing · chronic
exacerbating
Making something worse
- intensifyingIncreasing in strength
- compoundingElements merging progressively
- escalatingIncreasing by degrees
amplifying · heightening · deteriorating · deepening · inflaming · rekindling · reigniting · stirring up · renewing · reviving
annoyance
State of being bothered
- exasperationIntense weary annoyance
- frustrationDispleasure from blocked efforts
- vexationFrustrated annoyance
provocation · antagonism · resentment · agitation · bother · nuisance · pique · gall · irking · chafing
reaggravatinghealing
Restoration of health
recuperating · convalescing · rehabilitating · recovering · mending
reaggravatingsoothing
Reducing distress or discomfort
alleviating · relieving · ameliorating · easing · calming
reaggravatingresting
In a state of stillness
protecting · nursing · treating · caring for · tending
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