Aggravate
Aggravate verb - To make more severe.
Usage example: overheated rhetoric that only aggravated racial tension in the city
Nearby Words: aggravation, aggravating
Help
Help verb - To make more bearable or less severe.
Usage example: the new ointment didn't help Josh's sunburn one bit
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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This event does nothing but aggravate Simon and Jessica's preexisting Headbutting Heroes dynamic though, since Simon had genuinely wanted to help and is frustrated that she screwed it up.
Source: Interrupted Cooldown Hug
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