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worsen

[wur-suhn]

verb (used with or without object)

  1. to make or become worse.

    Synonyms: , , , , ,


worsen

/ ˈɜːə /

verb

  1. to grow or cause to grow worse

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of worsen1

First recorded in 1200–50; Middle English wersnen “to deteriorate”; worse, -en 1
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The situation worsens when LLIAM, appalled by how its work has been misused, turns the tables by revealing users’ sins and transgressions in a series of letters sent to victims that begin: “We must confess.”

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This ever worsening public health and safety emergency demands immediate life-saving action.

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The juvenile prisons only worsened his situation and reinforced his loyalty to gang life.

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That concluded that mining activity reduced poverty slightly, but that there was significant "worsening of environmental well-being" including increased local water and air pollution.

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In particular, one happened when the government was about to privatize the pension system, because the Japanese population is aging and the ratio between the workers and retired people is worsening.

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