get worse, deteriorate; make worse, aggravate, exacerbate
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Worsen Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(v. t.)
To make worse; to deteriorate; to impair.
To make worse; to deteriorate; to impair.
(v. t.)
To get the better of; to worst.
To get the better of; to worst.
(v. i.)
To grow or become worse.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutTo grow or become worse.
worsen
\wors"en\ (?), v. t.
1. to make worse; to deteriorate; to impair. it is apparent that, in the particular point of which we have been conversing, their condition is greatly worsened.
2. to get the better of; to worst. [r.]
worsen
\wors"en\, v. i. to grow or become worse. indifferent health, which seemed rather to worsen than improve. arlyle.
worsen
v
1. grow worse; "conditions in the slum worsened" [syn: decline]
[ant: better]
2. make worse; "this drug aggravates the pain" [syn: aggravate, exacerbate, exasperate]
[ant: better]
Verb
1. grow worse; "Conditions in the slum worsened"
(synonym) decline
(antonym) better, improve, ameliorate, meliorate
(hypernym) change state, turn
(hyponym) inflame
(derivation) deterioration, decline in quality, declension, worsening
2. make worse; "This drug aggravates the pain"
(synonym) aggravate, exacerbate, exasperate
(antonym) better, improve, amend, ameliorate, meliorate
(hypernym) change, alter, modify
(hyponym) irritate
(derivation) worsening
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