exacerbate

to make an existing problem more serious

to make a difficult situation worse

to make a time of intense difficulty or danger worse

to make the symptoms of an illness more severe

to increase the severity of physical pain

to make a physical injury more severe or painful

to make a medical condition or illness more severe

to increase the level of tension between people or groups

to make a situation in which there is not enough of something worse

to make feelings of worry, nervousness, or unease worse

to intensify a result or consequence of an action

to make disagreement or hostility between groups of people worse

to make a lack of balance or fair distribution worse