make+worse

  • 91Deterioration — is a term now commonly used in health care, to describe worsening of a patient s condition. It is often used as a shortened form of deterioration not recognised or not acted upon . Much work to reduce harm from deterioration has been undertaken… …

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  • 92pejorative — pe|jo|ra|tive [pıˈdʒɔrətıv US ˈdʒo: , ˈdʒa: ] adj formal [Date: 1800 1900; : Late Latin; Origin: pejoratus, past participle of pejorare to make worse , from Latin pejor worse ] a word or expression that is pejorative is used to show disapproval… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 93pejorative — depreciative, disparaging, 1882, from Fr. péjoratif (fem. péjorative), from L.L. pejoratus, pp. of pejorare make worse, from L. pejor worse, related to pessimus worst, pessum downward, to the ground. English had a verb pejorate to worsen from… …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 94aggravated — adj. made worse, made more severe; annoyed, irritated ag·gra·vate || ægrÉ™veɪt v. exacerbate, make worse; annoy …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 95aggravating — ag·gra·vat·ing || ægrÉ™veɪtɪŋ adj. annoying, irritating; exacerbating, making worse ag·gra·vate || ægrÉ™veɪt v. exacerbate, make worse; annoy …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 96worsen — wors·en || wÉœrsn /wɜːsn v. get worse, deteriorate; make worse, aggravate, exacerbate …

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  • 97worsened — wors·en || wÉœrsn /wɜːsn v. get worse, deteriorate; make worse, aggravate, exacerbate …

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  • 98worsening — wors·en·ing || wÉœrsnɪŋ /wɜːs n. deteriorating, becoming of lower quality, losing quality wors·en || wÉœrsn /wɜːsn v. get worse, deteriorate; make worse, aggravate, exacerbate …

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  • 99worsens — wors·en || wÉœrsn /wɜːsn v. get worse, deteriorate; make worse, aggravate, exacerbate …

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  • 100deteriorate — I. v. a. Impair, degrade, debase, vitiate, make worse. II. v. n. Degenerate, decline, become impaired, grow worse …

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