aggraver

to worsen, to make worse

a . ɡ ʁ a . v e
aggrav make worse + er Infinitive
verb Rare #30,706
to worsen, to make worse Often used about making a problem, situation, pain, or illness worse.
FR: Cette décision risque d’aggraver la situation.
EN: This decision risks worsening the situation.
Conjugation of aggraver
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First aggrave
Third aggrave
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First aggrave
Third aggrave
Imperative
SingularPlural
Second aggrave
aggraver
Past

Cela pourrait aggraver la confrontation.

This could escalate the confrontation.

— Star Wars, épisode I - La Menace fantôme (1999)

Je me suis mis en quatre et ça n'a fait que tout aggraver.

I bent over backwards, and it only made everything worse.

— Harry Potter et l'Ordre du Phénix (2007)

Pour aggraver les choses, il commença à pleuvoir.

To make matters worse, it started to rain.

Son père mourut, et pour aggraver les choses, sa mère tomba malade.

His father died, and to make matters worse, his mother fell ill.

Le problème de la dette extérieure n'a fait qu'aggraver leurs difficultés.

The problem of external debt only made their difficulties worse.

Tu ne fais qu'aggraver la situation.

You're only making the situation worse.

Ça va encore aggraver la situation.

That will only make the situation worse.

Tout mouvement brusque pourrait aggraver la blessure.

Any sudden movement could worsen the injury.

Tu ne feras qu'aggraver tes angoisses.

You'll only make your anxieties worse.

— Caché (2005)

Tu ne veux pas aggraver tes blessures.

You don't want to make your injuries worse.

— Princesse Mononoké (1997)