NOUN | process | worsening, deterioration, decline in quality, declension | process of changing to an inferior state |
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act | worsening | changing something with the result that it becomes worse | |
ADJECTIVE | all | worsening | changing for the worse |
Sounds | wer'sahnihng; wer'snihng | |
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Rhymes | abducting ... zoning: 2044 rhymes with ihng... |
Meaning | changing for the worse. | |
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Example | "worried by the worsening storm" | |
Opposite | bettering | changing for the better |
Spanish | empeorado, empeoramiento |
Meaning | Process of changing to an inferior state. | |
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Synonyms | deterioration, decline in quality, declension | |
Narrower | slump, slack, drop-off, falloff, falling off | A noticeable deterioration in performance or quality |
Broader | decline, diminution | change toward something smaller or lower |
Spanish | desmejora, deterioración, deterioro, empeoramiento, peoría | |
Catalan | desmillorament, deterioració, empitjorament, pitjora, pitjoria | |
Verbs | worsen | grow worse |
Meaning | changing something with the result that it becomes worse. | |
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Narrower | downturn, downswing | A worsening of business or economic activity |
Broader | change of state | The act of changing something into something different in essential characteristics / characteristics |
Spanish | empeoramiento | |
Catalan | empitjorament | |
Verbs | worsen | make worse |
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