worsening Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun process of changing to an inferior state
    declension; decline in quality; deterioration.
  2. noun changing something with the result that it becomes worse
  3. verb grow worse
    worsen; decline.
    • Conditions in the slum worsened
  4. verb make worse
    worsen; aggravate; exasperate; exacerbate.
    • This drug aggravates the pain
  5. adjective changing for the worse
    • worried by the worsening storm

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