worsen (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 2 senses of the word *worsen*:
VERB	change	worsen, decline	grow worse
VERB	change	worsen, aggravate, exacerbate, exasperate	make worse

worsen > pronunciation
Sounds	wer'sahn
Rhymes	Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn...

English > *worsen*: 2 senses > verb 1, change
Meaning	Grow worse.
Pattern	Something ----s; Somebody ----s
Example	"Conditions in the slum worsened"
Synonym	decline
Narrower	deprive, impoverish	take away
	devolve, deteriorate, drop, degenerate	Grow worse
	fail	get worse
	inflame	Become inflamed
	regress, retrograde, retrogress	get worse or fall back to a previous condition
	sicken, come down	Get sick
	slip, drop off, drop away, fall away	get worse
	suffer	get worse
	suffer, lose	Be set at a disadvantage
	tumble	Suffer a sudden downfall, overthrow, or defeat
	turn down	Take a downward direction
Broader	change state, turn	Undergo a transformation or a change of position or action
Opposite	better, improve, ameliorate, meliorate	Get better
Spanish	agravar, decaer, declinar, empeorar
Catalan	decaure, declinar, empitjorar
Nouns	worsening	process of changing to an inferior state

English > *worsen*: 2 senses > verb 2, change
Meaning	make worse.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something
Synonyms	aggravate, exacerbate, exasperate
Narrower	degrade, cheapen	Lower the grade of something
	inflame	Cause inflammation in
	irritate	excite to an abnormal condition, or chafe or inflame
Broader	change, alter, modify	Cause to change
Opposite	better, improve, amend, ameliorate, meliorate	To make better
Spanish	agravar, empeorar, exacerbar, exasperar, recrudecer
Catalan	agreujar-se, agreujar, aguditzar-se, empitjorar, endanyar, endenyar, engrevir, exacerbar, exasperar
Nouns	worsening	changing something with the result that it becomes worse

HyperDic: worsen