worsening

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worsening

verb

  1. gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of worsen

noun worsenings

  1. countable, uncountable A worse situation; an aggravation or deterioration

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Closest in meaning: deterioration, degrading, degeneration, degraded, degradation, impairment, damage, disrepair, spoilage, aggravation, exacerbation, deteriorating, downside, defacement, faltering, breakdown

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noun worse situation — see also deterioration

Españolempeoramiento
Françaisaggravation
DeutschVerschlechterung, Verschlimmerung
Italianoaggravamento, inasprimento, peggioramento
Ελληνικάεπιδείνωση epideínosi, χειροτέρευση cheirotérefsi
Русскийухудше́ние uxudšénije

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@misc{worsening_2026,
  title = {worsening},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/worsening},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}