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    wors·en
    [ˈwərs(ə)n]
    verb
    worsen (verb) · worsens (third person present) · worsened (past tense) · worsened (past participle) · worsening (present participle)
    1. make or become worse:
      "her condition worsened on the flight" · "arguing actually worsens the problem"
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    verb
    1. make or become worse:
      aggravate
      exacerbate
      compound
      add to
      intensify
      increase
      magnify
      heighten
      inflame
      augment
      deteriorate
      degenerate
      decline
      weaken
      sink
      slip
      slide
      slump
      fall off
      ebb
      wane
      lapse
      regress
      retrogress
      go to pot
      go to the dogs
      go down the toilet
      go down the tubes
      hit the skids
      nosedive
      make worse
      add fuel to the fire/flames
      put salt on the wound
      get/grow/become worse
      take a turn for the worse
      go downhill
      take a nosedive
      Opposite:
      improve
      ameliorate
      recover
     
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    Worsen means to make or become worse, or to cause something to become more difficult, unpleasant, or unacceptable. Learn how to use worsen in a sentence, see synonyms, and compare with worse and worsening.

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