Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases by Peter Mark Roget

835. Aggravation — N. aggravation, worsening, heightening;

exacerbation; exasperation; overestimation &c 482; exaggeration &c 549. V. aggravate, render worse, heighten, embitter, sour; exacerbate; exasperate, envenom; enrage, provoke, tease. add fuel to the fire, add fuel to the flame; fan the flame &c (excite) 824; go from bad to worse &c (deteriorate) 659. Adj. aggravated &c v.; worse, unrelieved; aggravable†; aggravating &c v.. Adv. out of the frying pan into the fire, from bad to worse, worse and worse. Int. so much the worse!,