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worsen
[ wur-suhn ]
verb (used with or without object)
- to make or become worse.
Synonyms: sink, slip, deteriorate, decline
worsen
/ ˈwɜːsən /
verb
- to grow or cause to grow worse
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
The record-breaking weather comports with what scientists expect as the climate changes, and in many of the burning areas, the climate has already shifted in ways to worsen fire risk.
This model has attracted media attention in part because of its potential to worsen inequities, since not everyone can afford to hire an educator.
On top of this, larger and more extreme groups also become vectors of misinformation and propaganda, which accelerates and worsens the problem.
If Tye succeeds, it could lead to new tools for identifying and monitoring those at risk from illnesses worsened by loneliness.
Particularly if the economy worsens, DTC startups may find it difficult to match the new customer acquisition numbers and repeat sales rates they are seeing now.
U.S. officials say neither do they want relations with Egypt to worsen.
These demands can increase at whim, and worsen with the birth of a child.
If you suffer from headaches and take painkillers too often or in excessive amounts, your headaches can actually worsen.
FODMAP foods can worsen irritable bowel symptoms for many of the 15 percent of Americans that suffer from the condition.
But racial bias (and anti-black racism) still exists, individuals still act on it, and it still works to worsen inequality.
Ef we ketch ye here, arter that, well give ye somethin worsen tar and feathers.
They burnt one o my great-grandmothers, a couple o hundred years ago, for doin not much worsen you be, he added.
For the true artistic sense impels one to work always—and always to better and not worsen, what it touches.
They've hitched it back of all, and it hauls worsen a snow-plough.
However, this glittering armour became the Modern yet worsen than his own.
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