The phrase "aggravate concerns" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing issues that increase or intensify existing worries or problems.
Example: "The recent data breach has aggravated concerns about the security of our personal information."
Alternatives: "heighten concerns" or "intensify worries".
China's increasing involvement in the United States economy, including the recent purchase by a Chinese government investment fund of stakes in the private equity firm Blackstone and in the investment banker Morgan Stanley, has aggravated concerns in Congress.
It also aggravated concerns in the currency markets that Germany was preparing contingency plans for its banks in the event of a Greek default, Eric Viloria, senior market strategist for Forex.com, said.
Amazon.com's announcement aggravated concerns about low profit margins in the online bookselling business.
The increases came after the U.S. government reported drops in crude, gasoline and distillate fuel inventories, aggravating concerns about a supply shortage from the shutdown of a BP pipeline in Alaska.
Aggravating concerns about the company is its slow growth in traffic at only 5.4% on the quarter, compared with Yahoo!'s (YHOO) growth of 25.2% and Excite's (XCIT) 15%.
This further aggravates concerns over surviving dolphins ability to find food.
The aggravated concern regarding the need for space and facilities was statistically significant (p = 0.02), whereas the other changes in items of awareness were insignificant between the two years (Table 2).
But the acquisition could also aggravate antitrust concerns by further bolstering Google's strength in the markets for mobile search and advertising.
Any suggestion that they won't be repaid in full will aggravate those concerns.
Adding more tasks to the CHW portfolio, such as chronic disease identification and management, could further aggravate these concerns.
