to worsen
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3.9
- verb
- /ˈwɜːrsən/
- Ignoring the problem will only worsen the situation for everyone involved.
- worsen the situation
- worsen the condition
- worsen health
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Watch on YouTubeDo you see any way in which fast track might worsen that situation?
- Do you see any way in which fast track might worsen that situation?
- And whether does continued activity worsen the tissue injury or not?
- And that continues the crisis and tends to worsen it.
- Does sunscreen worsen your acne, cause breakouts or make acne scars?
- And then come Thursday, Donald Trump, his condition worsens.
- We are at the lowest level in two years, and it's likely to worsen.
- He says what, as the economy worsens and people get sicker and all this, they're looking for victims.
- So there's never been evidence to show that steroids worsen TB treatment outcomes if patients are on TB treatment.
- She dared not touch him, lest lest she worsen his humiliation by any semblance of pity.
- But to air on either side is to blind yourself to a fundamental truth that failing to acknowledge will worsen your life tremendously.
- Unfortunately, we are in the fifth year of a devastating conflict in Syria that continues to worsen.
- And these studies show significant evidence that these dyes contribute to behavioral problems like hyperactivity and worsen ADHD symptoms in children.
- The ongoing conflict and the tough sanctions can be expected to worsen the global supply chain disruptions, which we've been seeing over the last year and a half.
- Without it, your your heart health suffers, your memory suffers, your alertness suffers, your muscle tone, your body fat percentage, all these things worsen.
- So it actually worsens COVID because it also doesn't just infect your lungs, but also infects bath cells.
Examples
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If I know that purchasing this item here is actually bad for other people, it worsens their condition.
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The researchers predict that health risks will continue to rise as hot and dry conditions that fuel wildfires will continue to worsen with climate change.
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Do you see any way in which fast track might worsen that situation?
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But another one does it help my quality of life or does it worsen my quality of life?
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His measures just worsen the situation as income decreases faster than spending can be reduced.
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Let's discuss in this video some medications that can actually lead to or worsen depression.
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Unfortunately, filling in rivers can worsen flooding and water pollution problems.
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The large number of immigrants worsened the housing and unemployment problems.
Academic text (2012) -
Gibson says things have worsened for injured workers in recent years, mostly through medical denials and delays.
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After the summit meeting, the situation between Iraq and Kuwait worsened and was clearly leading toward confrontation.
Academic text (1991)
Synonyms
704
2.5
To become more serious, often about health or a situation
264
3.7
To become less over time, for example in value or health
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4.0
Make something stronger or more intense
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3.6
Make a feeling or situation stronger
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8.0
To make a problem or feeling worse
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4.0
To cause a situation to become more difficult or unpleasant
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4.6
Make a problem or health condition worse
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8.9
Make a problem or feeling worse
To make something worse
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Etymology
The word worsen comes from the common adjective worse, which means 'more bad', plus the verb ending -en that makes action words like brighten. So, worsen means 'to make more bad' or 'to become more bad'.