English–Spanish

“make worse” in Spanish

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA/aɣɾaˈβaɾ/

Example

No quiero agravar la situación.

I don't want to make the situation worse.

Illustration for agravar (make worse)

How to say “make worse” in Spanish

“Make worse” in Spanish is agravar.

Putting extra pressure on an unstable situation.

Full entry for agravar: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with agravar

No tomar la medicina puede agravar la enfermedad.

Not taking the medicine can aggravate the illness.

Tips for using agravar

  • Agravar frequently collocates with nouns for conditions (agravar la situación, agravar una enfermedad) and thus appears often in news and medical contexts rather than casual conversation.

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