Definition of worsen Worsen

/wɚˈsʌn/ - [wersun] - wors•en

We found 11 definitions of worsen from 5 different sources.

What does worsen mean?

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Verb worsens, worsening, worsened
worsen - grow worse; "Conditions in the slum worsened"
		decline
		ameliorate, improve, meliorate, better get better; "The weather improved toward evening"
		change state, turn undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election"
		inflame become inflamed; get sore; "His throat inflamed"
		sicken, come down get sick; "She fell sick last Friday, and now she is in the hospital"
		degenerate, deteriorate, devolve, drop become worse or disintegrate; "His mind deteriorated"
		impoverish, deprive make poor
		fail get worse; "Her health is declining"
		tumble do gymnastics, roll and turn skillfully
		drop away, fall away, drop off, slip fall or diminish; "The number of students in this course dropped off after the first test"
		suffer feel pain or be in pain
		lose, suffer fail to win; "We lost the battle but we won the war"
		retrogress, regress, retrograde get worse or fall back to a previous condition
		turn down make lower or quieter; "turn down the volume of a radio"
worsen - make worse; "This drug aggravates the pain"
		aggravate, exacerbate, exasperate
		ameliorate, improve, meliorate, amend, better make amendments to; "amend the document"
		modify, alter, change make less severe or harsh or extreme; "please modify this letter to make it more polite"; "he modified his views on same-gender marriage"
		irritate excite to an abnormal condition, or chafe or inflame; "Aspirin irritates my stomach"
		inflame become inflamed; get sore; "His throat inflamed"
		cheapen, degrade lower the grade of something; reduce its worth