Meaning of Worsen | Babel Free
ˈwɜːsn̩Definitions
Equivalents
العربية
سؤت
Català
empitjorar
Čeština
zhoršit
Cymraeg
gwaethygu
Esperanto
plimalbonigi
Español
desmejorar
desmejorarse
empeorar
empeorarse
ir de mal en peor
pasar de guatemala a guatepeor
peorar
peorarse
peyorar
Français
Empirer
Íslenska
versna
Nederlands
verergeren
O'zbekcha
yomonlashmoq
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.”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
See also
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