English
Etymology
worse + -en
Pronunciation
Verb
worsen (third-person singular simple present worsens , present participle worsening , simple past and past participle worsened )
( transitive ) To make worse ; to impair .
The global warming has worsened the weather.
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It is apparent that, in the particular point of which we have been conversing, their condition is greatly worsened .
( intransitive ) To become worse ; to get worse .
The weather has worsened .
( transitive , obsolete ) To get the better of ; to worst .
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Translations
transitive: make worse
Asturian: empeorar
Catalan: empitjorar (ca)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 使 ……惡化 / 使 ……恶化 , 使 ……恶化 ( shǐ ... èhuà ) , 使 ……變壞 / 使 ……变坏 , 使 ……变坏 ( shǐ ... biànhuài )
Czech: zhoršit (cs)
Dutch: verergeren (nl)
Esperanto: plimalbonigi
Finnish: pahentaa (fi) , huonontaa (fi)
French: empirer (fr)
Galician: empeorar (gl)
Georgian: გაუარესება ( gauareseba )
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German: verschlechtern (de)
Hungarian: rosszabbít
Italian: peggiorare (it) , andare di male in peggio
Japanese: 改悪する (ja) ( kaiaku suru ) , 悪化させる (ja) ( akka saseru ) , 悪くする (ja) ( waruku suru )
Latin: aggravo , gravo (la)
Portuguese: piorar (pt) , empiorar
Romanian: agrava (ro) , înrăutăți (ro)
Russian: ухудша́ть (ru) impf ( uxudšátʹ ) , уху́дшить (ru) pf ( uxúdšitʹ )
Spanish: empeorar (es) , desmejorar (es)
Swedish: förvärra (sv)
Welsh: gwaethygu (cy)
intransitive: get worse
Asturian: empeorarse
Catalan: empitjorar (ca)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 惡化 / 恶化 (zh) ( èhuà ) , 恶化 (zh) ( èhuà ) , 變壞 / 变坏 (zh) ( biànhuài ) , 变坏 (zh) ( biànhuài )
Czech: zhoršit se (cs)
Dutch: verergeren (nl)
Esperanto: plimalboniĝi
Finnish: huonontua (fi) , pahentua (fi)
Galician: empeorar (gl)
Georgian: გაუარესება ( gauareseba )
German: verschlechtern (de) , sich verschlechtern
Hungarian: rosszabbodik (hu)
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Icelandic: versna (is)
Italian: peggiorare (it)
Japanese: 悪化する (ja) ( akka suru ) , 悪くなる (ja) ( waruku naru )
Latin: aggravor , peius fio , gravor
Portuguese: piorar (pt) , empiorar
Quechua: anchayay
Russian: ухудша́ться (ru) impf ( uxudšátʹsja ) , уху́дшиться (ru) pf ( uxúdšitʹsja )
Scottish Gaelic: mùth , rach bhuaithe
Spanish: empeorarse (es) , desmejorarse (es)
Swedish: förvärras (sv)
Welsh: gwaethygu (cy)
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