piorar

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piorar

/pju.ˈɾaɾ/ Portugal

Where it comes from

Do latim tardio pejorare.

verb piorando · piorado · pioro · pioras · piora · pioramos

ficar pior

Opposite: melhorar

Thesaurus

verb

Opposite: melhorar

In English

confound to make something worse
deteriorate make worse
suffer become worse
worsen transitive: make worse
impair have a diminishing effect on

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@misc{piorar_2026,
  title = {piorar},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pt/piorar},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}