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worseness

worseness

8.0
A state when a problem becomes more serious or harmful
  • noun
  • /ˈwɜːrsnəs/
translation icon : peoría
  • The team's performance reflected a worseness that was disappointing to the fans.

The worseness of someone else's circumstance doesn't change that.

Examples

  • In order of increasing worseness, we have Crunchy Cheetos for one point.

  • The worseness of someone else's circumstance doesn't change that.

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  • The worseness of the economic crisis affected many households in the city.

  • Despite the worseness of the storm, we still decided to go on our trip.

Synonyms

severity
vsworseness
49 5.1

The level of how bad or serious something is

is an overall state showing a greater amount of harm or badness
harshness
vsworseness
6 4.1

Very severe or unkind treatment that causes harm

means a greater amount of general badness rather than unkind manner
badness
vsworseness
4 3.4

The state of being unpleasant, harmful or wrong

expresses a larger, more intense state of being bad or harmful
worsening
vsworseness
3.9

Becoming worse or more serious over time

refers to a state rather than the ongoing process of decline

Antonyms

improvement
619 1.1

A change that makes something better

How Bad

severity
49 5.1
worseness
8.0
badness
4 3.4
neutrality
22 4.4
goodness
82 1.0

Surface Forms

worseness singular
worsenesses plural

Morphology

worseness = worse (transparent) = worse + ness

Direct nominalization of the comparative adjective 'worse' with the productive suffix '-ness' yields 'the state of being worse', which is straightforward for learners familiar with both elements.

Etymology

Worseness comes from the word worse ('more bad') plus the ending -ness (which makes a word into a 'state' or 'quality'). So, worseness simply means the 'state of being more bad' or a greater degree of badness, which is why we use it to talk about something becoming worse.