rub salt in the wound
rub salt in someone's wounds
exacerbate
sting
torture
confound
not do someone any favors
kick someone when they are down
disimprove
anguish
pain
hurt
agonize
ooch
scathe
do more harm than good
self-affliction
soothe
deterioratingly
afflictive
wrench
wark
afflict
wound
impair
spite
rackingly
exasperate
maliciousness
smite
venom
worsen
aggravation
exacerbation
ache
in pain
cost dear
aggravate
malice
pejorate
spitefulness
agonised
agonized
go through hell
yarooh
hardship
bite
agonous
afflicted
kill
kick a dog when it's down
misgrieve
referred pain
agonise
sing out
painful
bring down
go from bad to worse
exasperating
sore
psychache
pay dearly
fettle
fall upon
rack
exacerbating
depressoid
aggravating
suffering
wring
agonizing
harm
sustain
poison
damnify
wretchedness
compound
decline
racking
try
-algia
ouch
suffer
wrenching
pained
shake up
tread on someone's corns

English words for 'To make an injury, physical or emotional, feel worse.'

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