worsen

wors·en  (wûrsn)

tr. & intr.v. wors·ened, wors·en·ing, wors·ens

To make or become worse.

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worsen

Verb

to make or become worse

worsening adjn

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	worsen - grow worse; "Conditions in the slum worsened" decline 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" aggravate, exacerbate, exasperate 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"

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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 << OPPOSITE improve

verb 2. aggravate, damage, exacerbate, make worse << OPPOSITE improve

Translations

worsen [ˈwəːsn] vt, vi → empeorar

worsen [ˈwəːsn] worse vt, vi → empirer

worsen [ˈwəːsn] worse vt → verschlimmern

vi → sich verschlechtern

worsen [ˈwəːsn] vt, vi → peggiorare