Meaning & use
worsen
To become worse, or to make something become worse.
See it in a sentence
Her condition worsened overnight, so the doctors ran more tests.
Ignoring the leak will only worsen the damage to the ceiling.
A note on using this word
Worsen can be used both intransitively ('the situation worsened') and transitively ('the delay worsened the problem').
Words with a similar meaning
deterioratedecline
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