اِسْتَفْحَلَ: تَفَاقَمَ، اِشْتَدّ to be or become serious, grave, critical, drastic, severe, intense, extreme, excessive, exacerbated, aggravated; to worsen, become worse; to spread dangerously, reach alarming proportions; to be or become massive, progressive, rampant; to intensify; build up, increase, grow