worsen

(wûr'sən)
tr. & intr.v., -ened, -en·ing, -ens.
To make or become worse.

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To become lower in quality, character, or condition: atrophy, decline, degenerate, descend, deteriorate, retrograde, sink. Idioms: go bad, go to pot, go to seed, go to the dogs. See better/worse.

v

Definition: diminish, decay
Antonyms: improve, increase

IN BRIEF: adj. - Changed not for the better in health or fitness adj. - Made or become more injurious, harmful, diseased; Became more unfavorable

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Common misspelling(s) of worsened

• worstened

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - forværre
v. intr. - forværres

Nederlands (Dutch)
slechter worden/maken

Français (French)
v. tr. - aggraver
v. intr. - se détériorer, s'aggraver

Deutsch (German)
v. - (sich) verschlechtern, (sich) verschlimmern

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - χειροτερεύω, επιδεινώνω/-ομαι

Italiano (Italian)
peggiorare, deteriorarsi

Português (Portuguese)
v. - piorar

Русский (Russian)
ухудшать, ухудшаться, представлять в невыгодном свете

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - empeorar, agravar
v. intr. - empeorarse, agravarse

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - försämra

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
使更坏, 使恶化, 变得更坏, 恶化

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 使更壞, 使惡化
v. intr. - 變得更壞, 惡化

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 악화하다, 악화시키다
v. intr. - 악화하다, 악화시키다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - もっと悪くする, 悪化させる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يردأه, يجعله أسوأ, يصبح أسوأ‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הרע, החמיר‬
v. intr. - ‮הרע, החמיר‬

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