to aggravate the situation
11aggravate — in the sense of exasperate has been with us at least since the early seventeenth century and has been opposed by grammarians for about as long. Strictly, aggravate means to make a bad situation worse. If you walk on a broken leg, you may… …
12situation — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ general, overall, whole ▪ current, immediate, present ▪ international, local, national …
13aggravate — verb ADVERB ▪ seriously, severely ▪ Their negative reactions have greatly aggravated the situation. ▪ slightly ▪ further Aggravate is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ …
14aggravate — ag|gra|vate [ ægrə,veıt ] verb transitive 1. ) to make something bad become worse, especially a situation or a medical condition: His headache was aggravated by all the noise. This speech will only aggravate the existing tensions. 2. ) MAINLY… …
15aggravate — Strictly, means to make a bad situation worse. If you walk on a broken leg, you may aggravate the injury. People can never be aggravated, only circumstances …
16Advance of the Islamic Courts Union — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Advance of the Islamic Courts Union partof= the Somali Civil War and War on Terrorism date=June 4 ndash; December 20, 2006 place=Somalia caption= result=Ethiopian intervention combatant1= Alleged:… …
17Organisation of the Islamic Conference — Infobox Geopolitical organization name = Collapsible list title = Organization of the Islamic Conference ar. منظمة المؤتمر الإسلامي ar icon fr. Organization de la Conférence Islamique fr icon linking name = the Organization of the Islamic… …
18aggravate — UK [ˈæɡrəveɪt] / US [ˈæɡrəˌveɪt] verb [transitive] Word forms aggravate : present tense I/you/we/they aggravate he/she/it aggravates present participle aggravating past tense aggravated past participle aggravated 1) to make something bad become… …
19Economy of the Republic of Ireland — The economy of the Republic of Ireland is modern and trade dependent with growth averaging a 7% per annum in 1995 ndash;2007. Agriculture, once the most important sector, is now dwarfed by industry, which accounts for 46% of GDP, about 80% of… …
20pouring oil on the flames — aggravate a situation, make a situation worse …
