worsen

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈwɜː(r)sən/

Verb

worsen (worsens, present participle worsening; past and past participle worsened)

1. (transitive) To make worse; to impair.

   The global warming has worsened the weather.

   • It is apparent that, in the particular point of which we have been conversing, their condition is greatly worsened.

2. (intransitive) To become worse; to get worse.

   The weather has worsened.

3. (transitive, obsolete) To get the better of; to worst.

Synonyms

• (to make worse) aggravate, exacerbate; See also Thesaurus:aggravate
• (to become worse) decline, deteriorate; See also Thesaurus:worsen
• (to get the better of) better, defeat, overpower

Antonyms

• improve
• ameliorate

Translations

• French: empirer
• German: verschlechtern
• Italian: peggiorare, andare di male in peggio
• Portuguese: piorar, empiorar
• Russian: ухудша́ть
• Spanish: empeorar, desmejorar, ir de mal en peor

Translations

• German: verschlechtern, sich verschlechtern
• Italian: peggiorare
• Portuguese: piorar, empiorar
• Russian: ухудша́ться
• Spanish: empeorarse, desmejorarse

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