Make (an illness) worse Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Make (an illness) 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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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% AGGRAVATE Make (an illness) worse (9)
10% EXACERBATE Make worse (10) Commuter Nov 7, 2025
9% COMPOUND Make worse (8) (8) Puzzler Oct 21, 2025
8% FUEL Add ___ to the fire (make the situation worse) (4)
8% CORRUMPO I make worse, physically or morally (8) The Times O Tempora Oct 18, 2025
8% IMPAIR Mar, make worse (6) The Times Concise Aug 27, 2025
7% MALICE Hostility, ill will (6) The Times Concise Nov 6, 2025
7% IVE "__ seen worse" (3) Commuter Nov 4, 2025
7% INFLUENZA Winter illness * (9) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 30, 2025
7% ABASHED Ill at ease (7) Newsday Oct 30, 2025
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