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add insult to injury

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

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To add insult to injury: The company announced the layoffs were due to “low performance.”

From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026

Higher ticket prices only add insult to injury.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

Whatever happens in the Super Bowl, either Maye or Darnold is guaranteed to hoist the Lombardi Trophy—and add insult to injury for Gang Green.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 29, 2026

Her daughter Sandie thinks the health board's new and caveated admissions add "insult to injury".

From BBC • Jan. 24, 2026

To add insult to injury, she’s just going on about her life like me not being around has no effect on her whatsoever.

From "Odd One Out" by Nic Stone

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