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shattered collapse: ruined or disrupted; "our shattered dreams of peace and prosperity"; "a tattered remnant of its former strength"; "my torn and tattered past"

injured collapse: usually used of physical or mental injury to persons; "injured soldiers"; "injured feelings"

slashed collapse: having long and narrow ornamental cuts showing an underlying fabric; "a slashed doublet"; "slashed cuffs showing the scarlet lining"; patterned by having color applied with sweeping strokes; "brown iris...slashed with yellow"- Willa Cather

worsened collapse: made or become worse; impaired; "troubled by the worsened economic conditions"; "the worsened diplomatic relations"

impaired collapse: diminished in strength, quality, or utility; "impaired eyesight"

damaged collapse: harmed or injured or spoiled; "I won't buy damaged goods"; "the storm left a wake of badly damaged buildings"

scorched collapse: damaged or discolored by superficial burning:"the scorched blouse tore easily"; having everything destroyed so nothing is left salvageable by an enemy; "Sherman's scorched earth policy"

aggravated collapse: incited, especially deliberately, to anger; "aggravated by passive resistance"; "the provoked animal attacked the child"; made more severe or intense especially in law; "aggravated assault"

worse collapse: something inferior in quality or condition or effect; "for better or for worse"; "accused of cheating and lying and worse"; (comparative of `bad') inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability; "this road is worse than the first one we took"; "the road is in worse shape than it was"; "she was accused of worse things than cheating and lying"; changed for the worse in health or fitness; "I feel worse today"; "her cold is worse"; (comparative of `ill') in a less effective or successful or desirable manner; "he did worse on the second exam"

worsen collapse: grow worse; "Conditions in the slum worsened"; make worse; "This drug aggravates the pain"

irritated collapse: feeling inflammation or other discomfort (especially in a part of the body)

torn collapse: disrupted by the pull of contrary forces; "torn between love and hate"; "torn by conflicting loyalties"; "torn by religious dissensions"

deepen collapse: become deeper in tone; "His voice began to change when he was 12 years old"; "Her voice deepened when she whispered the password"; make deeper; "They deepened the lake so that bigger pleasure boats could use it"

imperfect collapse: not perfect; defective or inadequate; "had only an imperfect understanding of his responsibilities"; "imperfect mortals"; "drainage here is imperfect"

sicken collapse: get sick; "She fell sick last Friday, and now she is in the hospital"; make sick or ill; "This kind of food sickens me"; upset and make nauseated; "The smell of the food turned the pregnant woman's stomach"; "The mold on the food sickened the diners"

intensify collapse: become more intense; "The debate intensified"; "His dislike for raw fish only deepened in Japan"; make more intense, stronger, or more marked; "The efforts were intensified", "Her rudeness intensified his dislike for her"; "Pot smokers claim it heightens their awareness"; "This event only deepened my convictions"; make the chemically affected part of (a negative) denser or more opaque in order produce a stronger contrast between light and dark

sharpen collapse: become sharp or sharper; "The debate sharpened"; make sharp or sharper; "We had to sharpen our arguments"; make (one's senses) more acute; "This drug will sharpen your vision"; give a point to; "The candles are tapered"; raise the pitch of (musical notes); make sharp or sharper; "sharpen the knives"; make (images or sounds) sharp or sharper

enhance collapse: increase; "This will enhance your enjoyment"; "heighten the tension"; make better or more attractive; "This sauce will enhance the flavor of the meat"

augment collapse: enlarge or increase; "The recent speech of the president augmented tensions in the Near East"; grow or intensify; "The pressure augmented"

heighten collapse: make more extreme; raise in quantity, degree, or intensity; "heightened interest"; become more extreme; "The tension heightened"; increase the height of; "The athletes kept jumping over the steadily heightened bars"

embitter collapse: cause to be bitter or resentful; "These injustices embittered her even more"

fall back collapse: retreat; fall backwards and down; have recourse to; "The government resorted to rationing meat"

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