It will aggravate the wound.
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Aggravate
/ˈæɡ.ɹə.veɪ̯t/
Synonyms for "aggravate" (212 found)
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Closest matches (43)
accelerateagent provocateuraggrandizealienateamplifyangerannoyantagonizearouseaugmentbadgerbaitbe atbedevilbeef upbesetblow upbotherbristlebrown off
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Noun(2 words)
Strong matches (63)
Verb(16 words)
Adjective(1 words)
Noun(1 words)
Related words (106)
impairincenseinconvenienceincreaseinflameinfuriateinjureintensifyirkirritatejazz upkey uplight the fusemaddenmagnifymake acutemake complexmake troublemake worsemiff
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molestmountmultiplynagneedlenettlenudzhpeevepersecuteperturbpesterpickpick onpiquepit againstplaguepluck the beardpotherprovokeput backput outramifyrankleredoublereinforceriderileriseroilrouserubruffleseparateset againstset at oddsset at varianceset onset upsharpensic onsoup upsoursow dissensionstep upstir the bloodstir upstir up troublestrengthenteasetormenttripletroubletry the patiencetweak the noseupsetvexweakenwhetwork upworryworsen
Verb(18 words)
Noun(3 words)
Adjective(3 words)
Determiner(1 words)
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6 entriesaggravated conditionaggravated moodaggravating circumstancesaggravating factoraggravation levelaggravation of symptoms
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13 total sentences available.
Magical are the straight lines in how they perturb the curved ones, aggravate their distortion and make them look more zigzagged, revealing their deceptive appearance.
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The taunts at the end of the match failed to aggravate Tom.
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The WFP launched an appeal for Mali in November 2004, but says so far it received less than a third of what it requested. Aid workers say that the international community's slow response may help aggravate Mali's problems.
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