Make a bad situation worse Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Make a bad situation worse . We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 9 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is AGGRAVATE.

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3 Potential Answers:

AnswerLengthSourceDate
AGGRAVATE Make a bad situation worse (9)
FEEDTHEFIRE Make a bad situation worse (11) LA Times Daily Jun 8, 2019
TWISTEDTHEKNIFE Make a bad situation worse (15)

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