The phrase "aggravated this situation" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when describing how an action or event has made a situation worse or more difficult.
Example: "The sudden change in management policies has aggravated this situation, leading to increased employee dissatisfaction."
Alternatives: "exacerbated this situation" or "compounded this situation."
"The West has aggravated this situation by interfering in the internal affairs of a democratically elected pro-Russian government in Kiev," he said.
The financial crisis in 2008, starting with the collapse of Lehman Brothers, dramatically aggravated this situation.
Portfolio insurance insanity aggravated this situation, but 12% money for deals was too hot to handle.
Limited food availability and accessibility during the post-harvest season could have aggravated this situation.
Short duration between the onset of labor and delivery aggravated this situation.
The absence of a clear division of roles among staff members who shared responsibility for providing maternal health services further aggravated this situation and affected worker motivation and performance.
East Hampton's own water revitalization plan of 1999 — which serves as a binding code — concluded that the trailer park's existing protective rocks "may influence erosion at Ditch Plains" and that more extensive work there could "aggravate this situation".
What aggravates this situation is the scarce awareness, absence of information and time to take advantage of existing support.
Warm dialysate may aggravate this situation by vasodilation; hence, no study session will be performed on Monday/Tuesday.
The alterations of aging itself reduce the aerobic capacity and make the elderly more prone to developing arterial hypertension, with smoking being a factor that aggravates this situation [ 5].
Another respondent states that the combination of exposure to dirt and lack of money to purchase soap was what most aggravated the situation: "This disease comes because there is much work and much walking...they walk through the sand and the dirt, they are walking through the dirt, through the dust and they don't have money to wash with soap".
