worsen
worsen
Definition
wor·sen (wʉr′sən)
worsen
Synonyms
worsen
Usage Examples
Object
- plight: Now He is forced to behold her steadily worsening plight.
- situation: However, the situation worsened; during the second week 27 out of 113 guests became affected.
- symptom: Massage has sometimes been found to worsen the symptoms.
- asthma: NSAIDs may worsen asthma, hypertension, renal impairment, or heart failure.
- congestion: Long term use of nasal sprays can cause worsened congestion.
- tsunami: Also, were the effects of the tsunami worsened by the destruction of mangroves?
Subject
- destruction: Also, were the effects of the tsunami worsened by the destruction of mangroves?
Adjective complement
- due: The situation has worsened due to a considerable amount of building work being carried out on various properties in the area.
Modifying Another Word
- steadily: Now He is forced to behold her steadily worsening plight.
- progressively: The parents took the child to every witch doctor they could find, but the child's condition progressively worsened.
- markedly: Anyone whose physical, mental or emotional state would markedly worsen, or who would need residential care, without immediate help.
- considerably: DWP had eventually refused the request, by which time the financial position of the Plan had worsened considerably.
- gradually: The arrival of the locusts has turned an gradually worsening problem into an acute food shortage.
- dramatically: The relationship between the Protestant and Roman Catholic communities in the town, uneasy prior to 1985, worsened dramatically.
Used with why or when
- when: Already one of the most exploited and low-paid groups in the workforce, their situation worsened when contract cleaning was introduced.
Present participle complement
- exist: Too little fluid can increase the risk of urine infections, tiredness, headaches, constipation, and thus worsen existing MS symptoms.
Preposition: of
- asthma: Worsening of asthma, and maybe even the possibility of a severe asthma attack.
- symptom: The choice depends on the size, number, location and the rapidity of worsening of the symptoms.
Preposition: by
- homelessness: Also in this section AIDS worsened by homelessness Proposed bill targets travel rights Mugabeâs biggest mistake?
- destruction: Also, were the effects of the tsunami worsened by the destruction of mangroves?
