worsen
verb/ˈwɜːsn̩/UK/wɔːsn̩//ˈwɝsn̩/US
Etymology
From Middle English wursnen; equivalent to worse + -en.
- inherited from wursnen
Definitions
To make worse
To make worse; to impair.
- Near-synonyms: aggravate, exacerbate; degrade, deteriorate; see also Thesaurus:aggravate
- Global warming has worsened the weather.
- As for further retaliation: adding such fuel to the fire, as it were, will only worsen the already unpleasant state of affairs.
To become worse
To become worse; to get worse.
- The weather has worsened.
- TPE's cancellation score worsened from 7.2% to 23.8% when adjusted to include pre-cancellations (P*-coded) owing to a shortage of train crew.
To get the better of
To get the better of; to worst.
The neighborhood
- synonymatrophy
- synonymbreak down
- synonymcrack
- synonymdecline
- synonymdeteriorate
- synonymdegenerate
- synonymdevolve
- synonymconfound
- synonymfade
- synonymfall off
- synonymgo bad
- synonymgo downhill
- antonymbetter
- antonymimprove
- antonymameliorate
- neighboraggravate
- neighborbad
- neighbordeteriorated
- neighborhappen
- neighborburn
- neighborconsume
- neighbordisintegrate
- neighbordissipate
- neighborforpine
- neighbormake matters worse
- neighborsquander
- neighborwaste away
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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA