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Definition of worsen verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

 

worsen

 verb
verb
NAmE//ˈwərsn//
 
[intransitive, transitive]Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they worsen
 
he / she / it worsens
 
past simple worsened
 
-ing form worsening
 
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to become or make something worse than it was before synonym deteriorate The political situation is steadily worsening. Her health has worsened considerably since we last saw her. worsen something Staff shortages were worsened by the flu epidemic.
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noun [singular] a worsening of the international debt crisis
worsening
 
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adjective worsening weather conditionsSee worsen in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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