aggravate

verb4 collocationsAvg. frequency: 6.3
seriously aggravate7.0

to make a bad situation significantly worse

severely aggravate6.8

to make a bad situation extremely worse

further aggravate6.0

to add to an already bad situation, making it worse

slightly aggravate5.5

to make a bad situation worse to a small degree

Collocations with "aggravate"