Worsen

Definitions

1. To make worse; to impair.
   transitive
2. To become worse; to get worse.
   intransitive
3. To get the better of; to worst.
   obsolete, transitive

Equivalents

24 more languages

العربيةسؤت

Беларускаяпагарша́ццапагарша́цьпаго́ршыццапаго́ршыць+ 1 more

Catalàempitjorar

Češtinazhoršit

Cymraeggwaethygu

Esperantoplimalbonigi

Suomihuonontaahuonontuapahentaapahentuapaheta+ 2 more

Gàidhligmùthrach bhuaithe

Galegoempeorarmalvar

हिन्दीबिगड़नामंडराना

Íslenskaversna

Italianoandare di male in peggiopeggiorare

日本語悪くする悪くなる悪化させる悪化する改悪する+ 2 more

한국어악화되다악화하다

Latinaaggravōaggravordeteriorogravogravor+ 2 more

Nederlandsverergeren

Polskipogarszaćpogorszyć

Portuguêsempiorarpiorar

Românăagravaînrăutăți

Русскийухудшатьухудшатьсяухудшитьухудшиться+ 1 more

Svenskaförsämraförvärraförvärras

Tagaloglumalalumubhapalalainpalubhain+ 1 more

Українськапогі́ршитипогі́ршувати

O'zbekchayomonlashmoq

Examples

“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.”

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

“The weather has worsened.”

“During the day conditions worsened quickly—for example, a 2-6-0 on the Uckfield line suddenly encountered flood⟳ water high enough to enter⟳ its ashpan and extinguish its fire—until lock⟳ gates up-river at Barcombe gave way and a tidal wave⟳ rolled down the valley meeting head-on a spring⟳ tide rolling up from the coast.”

“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.”

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