worsen
11worsen — wors|en [ˈwə:sən US ˈwə:r ] v [I and T] to become worse or make something worse ≠ ↑improve ▪ A lot of teachers expect the situation to worsen over the next few years. ▪ Interfering now could worsen the problem. >worsening adj ▪ We are now… …
12worsen — verb (worsened; worsening) Date: 13th century transitive verb to make worse intransitive verb to become worse < the weather began to worsen > …
13worsen — wors|en [ wɜrsn ] verb intransitive or transitive to become worse, or to make something worse: The bill will worsen relations between Democrats and Republicans. The weather worsened, and temperatures fell. ╾ wors|en|ing noun singular: Certain… …
14worsen — [[t]wɜ͟ː(r)sən[/t]] worsens, worsening, worsened V ERG If a bad situation worsens or if something worsens it, it becomes more difficult, unpleasant, or unacceptable. The security forces had to intervene to prevent the situation worsening... [V n] …
15worsen — verb 1) insomnia can worsen a patient s distress Syn: aggravate, exacerbate, compound, add to, intensify, increase, magnify, heighten, inflame, augment; informal add fuel to the fire of Ant: improve 2) t …
16worsen — verb 1) insomnia can worsen a patient s distress Syn: aggravate, add to, intensify, increase, compound, magnify, heighten, inflame, exacerbate 2) the recession worsened Syn: deteriorate …
17worsen — /werr seuhn/, v.t., v.i. to make or become worse. [1175 1225; ME worsenen. See WORSE, EN1] Syn. decline, deteriorate, slip, sink. * * * …
18worsen — verb a) To make worse. b) To become worse; to get worse. Ant: improve …
19worsen — Synonyms and related words: accommodate, adapt, adjust, agent provocateur, aggravate, alter, ameliorate, amplify, annoy, augment, be changed, be converted into, be renewed, better, blast, blight, bottom out, break, break up, build up, change,… …
20worsen — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. make worse, fall off, take a turn for the worse, exacerbate; see depress 2 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. deteriorate, degenerate, take a turn for the worse, slip, decay, decline, lapse, *go downhill, *hit the skids,… …
