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add insult to injury

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  • verbmake worse
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Synonyms for add insult to injury

verb make worse
  • add fuel to the fire
  • aggravate
  • exacerbate
  • heighten
  • provoke
  • rub salt in the wound
  • slap in the face
  • twist the knife
  • worsen

More words related to add insult to injury

exacerbate

verb. infuriate; make worse
  • add insult to injury
  • aggravate
  • annoy
  • egg on
  • embitter
  • enrage
  • envenom
  • exasperate
  • excite
  • fan the flames
  • feed the fire
  • go from bad to worse
  • heat up
  • heighten
  • hit on
  • increase
  • inflame
  • intensify
  • irritate
  • madden
  • provoke
  • push one's button
  • rattle one's cage
  • rub salt in a wound
  • vex
  • worsen

exacerbated

verb. infuriate; make worse

exacerbates

verb. infuriate; make worse

exacerbating

verb. infuriate; make worse

made worse

verb. worsen a situation

make worse

verb. worsen a situation
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