Roget's Thesaurus#835. AggravationNounsaggravation, worsening, heightening; exacerbation; exasperation; overestimation etc. 482; exaggeration etc. 549. Verbsaggravate, render worse, heighten, embitter, sour; exacerbate; exasperate, envenom; enrage, provoke, tease. add fuel to the fire, add fuel to the flame; fan the flame etc. (excite) 824; go from bad to worse etc. (deteriorate) 659. Adjectivesaggravated etc. v.; worse, unrelieved; aggravable; aggravating etc. v.. Adverbsout of the frying pan into the fire, from bad to worse, worse and worse. Interjectionsso much the worse! |