: to make more violent, bitter, or severe The new law only exacerbates the problem.

What is it called when something is unnecessary?

worthless, needless, superfluous, gratuitous, redundant, useless, avoidable, unneeded, irrelevant, futile, accidental, additional, beside the point, casual, chance, dispensable, excess, exorbitant, expendable, extraneous.

What is a exacerbating factor?

exacerbating - making worse. aggravating, exasperating. intensifying - increasing in strength or intensity.