worsening
Meaning of worsening
verb, gerund or present participle
- make or become worse.
her condition worsened on the flight
arguing actually worsens the problem
Information about worsening
- It is a verb.
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Hyphenation of worsening
wors-en-ing
- It consists of 3 syllables and 9 chars.
- worsening is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
worsening synonyms
Meaning deterioration:
Meaning make (a problem, injury, or offence) worse or more serious:
Meaning make (a problem, bad situation, or negative feeling) worse:
Meaning make (something bad) worse; intensify the negative aspects of:
Meaning become or make more intense:
Meaning become or make greater in size, amount, or degree:
Meaning make (something) appear larger than it is, especially with a lens or microscope:
Meaning make or become more intense:
Meaning provoke or intensify (strong feelings, especially anger) in someone:
Meaning make (something) greater by adding to it; increase:
Meaning become progressively worse:
Meaning decline or deteriorate physically, mentally, or morally:
Meaning diminish in strength or quality; deteriorate:
Meaning make or become weaker in power, resolve, or physical strength:
Meaning go down below the surface of something, especially of a liquid; become submerged:
Meaning pass or change to a lower, worse, or different condition, typically in a gradual or imperceptible way:
Meaning move smoothly along a surface while maintaining continuous contact with it:
Meaning fail or decline substantially:
Meaning (of tidewater) move away from the land; recede:
Meaning (of the moon) have a progressively smaller part of its visible surface illuminated, so that it appears to decrease in size:
Meaning pass gradually into (an inferior state or condition):
Meaning return to a former or less developed state:
Meaning go back to an earlier state, typically a worse one:
Meaning (of an aircraft) make a nosedive:
worsening antonyms
Meaning make or become better:
Meaning make (something bad or unsatisfactory) better:
Meaning return to a normal state of health, mind, or strength:
Words that rhyme with worsening
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