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Word entry · 6 letters

worsen

Best crossword clue

"Get more severe"

6 letters · collected on this word page

6 lettersPronunciation /ˈwɜːsn̩/Part of speech verbSorted enorswStarts with WEnds with N1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. To become or make something more severe.

Word origin

From Middle English wursnen; equivalent to worse + -en.

Used in a sentence

  • Near-synonyms: aggravate, exacerbate; degrade, deteriorate; see also Thesaurus:aggravate
  • Global warming has worsened the weather.
  • As for further retaliation: adding such fuel to the fire, as it were, will only worsen the already unpleasant state of affairs.

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