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worsen

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wors·en  (wûrsn)
tr. & intr.v. wors·ened, wors·en·ing, wors·ens
To make or become worse.

worsen [ˈwɜːsən]
vb
to grow or cause to grow worse
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.worsen - grow worse; "Conditions in the slum worsened"
inflame - become inflamed; get sore; "His throat inflamed"
sicken, come down - get sick; "She fell sick last Friday, and now she is in the hospital"
degenerate, deteriorate, devolve, drop - grow worse; "Her condition deteriorated"; "Conditions in the slums degenerated"; "The discussion devolved into a shouting match"
change state, turn - undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election"
impoverish, deprive - take away
fail - get worse; "Her health is declining"
tumble - suffer a sudden downfall, overthrow, or defeat
drop away, fall away, slip, drop off - get worse; "My grades are slipping"
suffer - get worse; "His grades suffered"
lose, suffer - be set at a disadvantage; "This author really suffers in translation"
retrogress, regress, retrograde - get worse or fall back to a previous condition
turn down - take a downward direction; "The economy finally turned down after a long boom"
ameliorate, improve, meliorate, better - get better; "The weather improved toward evening"
2.worsen - make worse; "This drug aggravates the pain"
irritate - excite to an abnormal condition, or chafe or inflame; "Aspirin irritates my stomach"
inflame - cause inflammation in; "The repetitive motion inflamed her joint"
alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
cheapen, degrade - lower the grade of something; reduce its worth
ameliorate, improve, meliorate, amend, better - to make better; "The editor improved the manuscript with his changes"

worsen
verb
1. deteriorate, decline, sink, decay, get worse, degenerate, go downhill (informal), go from bad to worse, take a turn for the worse, retrogress The security forces had to intervene to prevent the situation from worsening.
deteriorate improve, recover, mend, be on the mend
2. aggravate, damage, exacerbate, make worse These options would actually worsen the economy and add to the deficit.
aggravate improve, enhance, upgrade, mend, rectify, ameliorate
Translations
worsen [ˈwɜːsn]
A. VTempeorar
B. VIempeorar

worsen [ˈwɜːrsən]
vtempirerDes sanctions économiques ne feraient qu'empirer la situation.
viempirer

worsen

worsen [ˈwɜːsn]
1. vt (health, situation) → peggiorare; (chances) → diminuire
2. vipeggiorare

worsen [ˈwɜːsn]
1. vt (health, situation) → peggiorare; (chances) → diminuire
2. vipeggiorare

worsen يَجعله أسوأ zhoršit blive værre verschlimmern (sich) χειροτερεύω empeorar huonontua empirer pogoršati peggiorare 悪化する 더 나쁘게 되다 verslechteren forverre(s) pogorszyć piorar ухудшать försämras ทำให้แย่ลง kötüleşmek trở nên xấu đi 恶化


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