Exacerbated

I exacerbated the problem.

Five consecutive years of drought, exacerbated by unexpected sandstorms, have depleted people's food stocks, forcing them to resort to desperate measures to survive.

The suffering of the masses was exacerbated by the war waged by the ruling classes of England on revolutionary France, a war whose entire burden fell on the workers.

Algeria's economic problems could be exacerbated by climate change.

The harsh weather exacerbated his illness.

Far from solving the problem, these measures exacerbated it.

Lack of communication exacerbated the situation.

A fall in the price of uranium, one of Niger's few exportable commodities, and a disastrous harvest have exacerbated the country's economic problems.

The constant noise from the construction site exacerbated Tom's headache and exasperated his already-frayed nerves.

In the 1990s, unplanned urbanization exacerbated the housing crisis in Algeria by creating slums and informal settlements.