Vocabulary
Worsen
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
make or become worse.
Urdu meaning
بدتر ہونا، زیادہ خراب ہونا
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- More crucially, the recent monthly finance ministry report has predicted that flood-related damage may worsen fiscal pressures as food and industrial crop losses are likely to necessitate imports.
- While peacemaking is a distant dream at the moment, both sides can at least ensure that matters do not worsen.
- Any attempts at gerrymandering the disputed region`s boundaries, or disenfranchising its people, will only prolong the crisis, and worsen the atmosphere of mistrust in South Asia.
- Urban growth puts pressure on the land, on natural resources, and on human infrastructure, a situation likely to worsen if not planned for.
- But restoring the old order will only worsen matters.
Synonyms
aggravate, exacerbate, make worse, compound, add to, intensify, increase,
Antonyms
improve, ameliorate, recover,
Curator example
“her condition worsened on the flight”
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