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{
"antonyms": [
{
"word": "improve"
},
{
"word": "ameliorate"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:worsen",
"word": "better"
}
],
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"2": "enm",
"3": "wursnen"
},
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"name": "inh"
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{
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"2": "worse",
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},
"expansion": "worse + -en",
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}
],
"etymology_text": "From Middle English wursnen; equivalent to worse + -en.",
"forms": [
{
"form": "worsens",
"tags": [
"present",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "worsening",
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"present"
]
},
{
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"word": "aggravate"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"source": "Thesaurus:worsen",
"word": "bad"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
"source": "Thesaurus:worsen",
"word": "deteriorated"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0",
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"word": "make matters worse"
}
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{
"categories": [],
"examples": [
{
"text": "The global warming has worsened the weather.",
"type": "example"
}
],
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"To make worse; to impair."
],
"id": "en-worsen-en-verb-JOkIuzpm",
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[
"worse",
"worse"
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[
"impair",
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],
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"(transitive) To make worse; to impair."
],
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{
"_dis1": "70 22 8",
"sense": "to make worse",
"word": "aggravate"
}
],
"tags": [
"transitive"
],
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{
"_dis1": "68 22 9",
"code": "ast",
"lang": "Asturian",
"sense": "transitive: make worse",
"word": "empeorar"
},
{
"_dis1": "68 22 9",
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "paharšácʹ",
"sense": "transitive: make worse",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "пагарша́ць"
},
{
"_dis1": "68 22 9",
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "pahóršycʹ",
"sense": "transitive: make worse",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "паго́ршыць"
},
{
"_dis1": "68 22 9",
"code": "br",
"lang": "Breton",
"sense": "transitive: make worse",
"word": "fallaat"
},
{
"_dis1": "68 22 9",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "vlošavam",
"sense": "transitive: make worse",
"word": "влошавам"
},
{
"_dis1": "68 22 9",
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "transitive: make worse",
"word": "empitjorar"
},
{
"_dis1": "68 22 9",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "transitive: make worse",
"word": "使……惡化"
},
{
"_dis1": "68 22 9",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "shǐ ... èhuà",
"sense": "transitive: make worse",
"word": "使……恶化"
},
{
"_dis1": "68 22 9",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "transitive: make worse",
"word": "使……變壞"
},
{
"_dis1": "68 22 9",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "shǐ ... biànhuài",
"sense": "transitive: make worse",
"word": "使……变坏"
},
{
"_dis1": "68 22 9",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "transitive: make worse",
"word": "zhoršit"
},
{
"_dis1": "68 22 9",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "transitive: make worse",
"word": "verergeren"
},
{
"_dis1": "68 22 9",
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "transitive: make worse",
"word": "plimalbonigi"
},
{
"_dis1": "68 22 9",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "transitive: make worse",
"word": "pahentaa"
},
{
"_dis1": "68 22 9",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "transitive: make worse",
"word": "huonontaa"
},
{
"_dis1": "68 22 9",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "transitive: make worse",
"word": "empirer"
},
{
"_dis1": "68 22 9",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "transitive: make worse",
"word": "empeorar"
},
{
"_dis1": "68 22 9",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "transitive: make worse",
"word": "malvar"
},
{
"_dis1": "68 22 9",
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "gauareseba",
"sense": "transitive: make worse",
"word": "გაუარესება"
},
{
"_dis1": "68 22 9",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "transitive: make worse",
"word": "verschlechtern"
},
{
"_dis1": "68 22 9",
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "bigaṛnā",
"sense": "transitive: make worse",
"word": "बिगड़ना"
},
{
"_dis1": "68 22 9",
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "maṇḍrānā",
"sense": "transitive: make worse",
"word": "मंडराना"
},
{
"_dis1": "68 22 9",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "transitive: make worse",
"word": "rosszabbít"
},
{
"_dis1": "68 22 9",
"code": "izh",
"lang": "Ingrian",
"sense": "transitive: make worse",
"word": "vaikenoittaa"
},
{
"_dis1": "68 22 9",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "transitive: make worse",
"word": "peggiorare"
},
{
"_dis1": "68 22 9",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "transitive: make worse",
"word": "andare di male in peggio"
},
{
"_dis1": "68 22 9",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "kaiaku suru",
"sense": "transitive: make worse",
"word": "改悪する"
},
{
"_dis1": "68 22 9",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "akka saseru",
"sense": "transitive: make worse",
"word": "悪化させる"
},
{
"_dis1": "68 22 9",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "waruku suru",
"sense": "transitive: make worse",
"word": "悪くする"
},
{
"_dis1": "68 22 9",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "transitive: make worse",
"word": "aggravō"
},
{
"_dis1": "68 22 9",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "transitive: make worse",
"word": "gravō"
},
{
"_dis1": "68 22 9",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "transitive: make worse",
"word": "dēteriorō"
},
{
"_dis1": "68 22 9",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "transitive: make worse",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "pogarszać"
},
{
"_dis1": "68 22 9",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "transitive: make worse",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "pogorszyć"
},
{
"_dis1": "68 22 9",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "transitive: make worse",
"word": "piorar"
},
{
"_dis1": "68 22 9",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "transitive: make worse",
"word": "empiorar"
},
{
"_dis1": "68 22 9",
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "transitive: make worse",
"word": "agrava"
},
{
"_dis1": "68 22 9",
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "transitive: make worse",
"word": "înrăutăți"
},
{
"_dis1": "68 22 9",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "uxudšátʹ",
"sense": "transitive: make worse",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "ухудша́ть"
},
{
"_dis1": "68 22 9",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "uxúdšitʹ",
"sense": "transitive: make worse",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "уху́дшить"
},
{
"_dis1": "68 22 9",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "transitive: make worse",
"word": "empeorar"
},
{
"_dis1": "68 22 9",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "transitive: make worse",
"word": "desmejorar"
},
{
"_dis1": "68 22 9",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "transitive: make worse",
"word": "ir de mal en peor"
},
{
"_dis1": "68 22 9",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "transitive: make worse",
"word": "peorar"
},
{
"_dis1": "68 22 9",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "transitive: make worse",
"word": "förvärra"
},
{
"_dis1": "68 22 9",
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "transitive: make worse",
"word": "palalain"
},
{
"_dis1": "68 22 9",
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "transitive: make worse",
"word": "palubhain"
},
{
"_dis1": "68 22 9",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "pohíršuvaty",
"sense": "transitive: make worse",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "погі́ршувати"
},
{
"_dis1": "68 22 9",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "pohíršyty",
"sense": "transitive: make worse",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "погі́ршити"
},
{
"_dis1": "68 22 9",
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "transitive: make worse",
"word": "gwaethygu"
}
]
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"_dis": "19 63 18",
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"name": "English terms suffixed with -en (inchoative)",
"parents": [],
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{
"text": "The weather has worsened.",
"type": "example"
},
{
"ref": "1961 January, “Talking of Trains: Flooding at Lewes”, in Trains Illustrated, page 5",
"text": "During the day conditions worsened quickly—for example, a 2-6-0 on the Uckfield line suddenly encountered flood water high enough to enter its ashpan and extinguish its fire—until lock gates up-river at Barcombe gave way and a tidal wave rolled down the valley meeting head-on a spring tide rolling up from the coast.",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"ref": "2023 April 5, Mel Holley, “Network News: TPE faces uncertain future after high cancellation rate”, in RAIL, number 980, page 8",
"text": "TPE's cancellation score worsened from 7.2% to 23.8% when adjusted to include pre-cancellations (P*-coded) owing to a shortage of train crew.",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To become worse; to get worse."
],
"id": "en-worsen-en-verb-KU-KExxD",
"links": [
[
"worse",
"worse"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(intransitive) To become worse; to get worse."
],
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{
"_dis1": "21 71 8",
"sense": "to become worse",
"word": "decline"
}
],
"tags": [
"intransitive"
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{
"_dis1": "23 67 11",
"code": "ast",
"lang": "Asturian",
"sense": "intransitive: get worse",
"word": "empeorarse"
},
{
"_dis1": "23 67 11",
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "paharšácca",
"sense": "intransitive: get worse",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "пагарша́цца"
},
{
"_dis1": "23 67 11",
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "pahóršycca",
"sense": "intransitive: get worse",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "паго́ршыцца"
},
{
"_dis1": "23 67 11",
"code": "br",
"lang": "Breton",
"sense": "intransitive: get worse",
"word": "fallaat"
},
{
"_dis1": "23 67 11",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "vlošavam se",
"sense": "intransitive: get worse",
"word": "влошавам се"
},
{
"_dis1": "23 67 11",
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "intransitive: get worse",
"word": "empitjorar"
},
{
"_dis1": "23 67 11",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "intransitive: get worse",
"word": "惡化"
},
{
"_dis1": "23 67 11",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "èhuà",
"sense": "intransitive: get worse",
"word": "恶化"
},
{
"_dis1": "23 67 11",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "intransitive: get worse",
"word": "變壞"
},
{
"_dis1": "23 67 11",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "biànhuài",
"sense": "intransitive: get worse",
"word": "变坏"
},
{
"_dis1": "23 67 11",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "intransitive: get worse",
"word": "zhoršit se"
},
{
"_dis1": "23 67 11",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "intransitive: get worse",
"word": "verergeren"
},
{
"_dis1": "23 67 11",
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "intransitive: get worse",
"word": "plimalboniĝi"
},
{
"_dis1": "23 67 11",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "intransitive: get worse",
"word": "huonontua"
},
{
"_dis1": "23 67 11",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "intransitive: get worse",
"word": "pahentua"
},
{
"_dis1": "23 67 11",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "intransitive: get worse",
"word": "empeorar"
},
{
"_dis1": "23 67 11",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "intransitive: get worse",
"word": "malvar"
},
{
"_dis1": "23 67 11",
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "gauareseba",
"sense": "intransitive: get worse",
"word": "გაუარესება"
},
{
"_dis1": "23 67 11",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "intransitive: get worse",
"word": "verschlechtern"
},
{
"_dis1": "23 67 11",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "intransitive: get worse",
"word": "sich verschlechtern"
},
{
"_dis1": "23 67 11",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "intransitive: get worse",
"word": "rosszabbodik"
},
{
"_dis1": "23 67 11",
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "intransitive: get worse",
"word": "versna"
},
{
"_dis1": "23 67 11",
"code": "izh",
"lang": "Ingrian",
"sense": "intransitive: get worse",
"word": "vajeta"
},
{
"_dis1": "23 67 11",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "intransitive: get worse",
"word": "peggiorare"
},
{
"_dis1": "23 67 11",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "akka suru",
"sense": "intransitive: get worse",
"word": "悪化する"
},
{
"_dis1": "23 67 11",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "waruku naru",
"sense": "intransitive: get worse",
"word": "悪くなる"
},
{
"_dis1": "23 67 11",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "akhwadoeda",
"sense": "intransitive: get worse",
"word": "악화되다"
},
{
"_dis1": "23 67 11",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "akhwahada",
"sense": "intransitive: get worse",
"word": "악화하다"
},
{
"_dis1": "23 67 11",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "intransitive: get worse",
"word": "aggravor"
},
{
"_dis1": "23 67 11",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "intransitive: get worse",
"word": "peius fio"
},
{
"_dis1": "23 67 11",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "intransitive: get worse",
"word": "gravor"
},
{
"_dis1": "23 67 11",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "intransitive: get worse",
"word": "piorar"
},
{
"_dis1": "23 67 11",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "intransitive: get worse",
"word": "empiorar"
},
{
"_dis1": "23 67 11",
"code": "qu",
"lang": "Quechua",
"sense": "intransitive: get worse",
"word": "anchayay"
},
{
"_dis1": "23 67 11",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "uxudšátʹsja",
"sense": "intransitive: get worse",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "ухудша́ться"
},
{
"_dis1": "23 67 11",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "uxúdšitʹsja",
"sense": "intransitive: get worse",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "уху́дшиться"
},
{
"_dis1": "23 67 11",
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "intransitive: get worse",
"word": "mùth"
},
{
"_dis1": "23 67 11",
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "intransitive: get worse",
"word": "rach bhuaithe"
},
{
"_dis1": "23 67 11",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "intransitive: get worse",
"word": "empeorarse"
},
{
"_dis1": "23 67 11",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "intransitive: get worse",
"word": "desmejorarse"
},
{
"_dis1": "23 67 11",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "intransitive: get worse",
"word": "förvärras"
},
{
"_dis1": "23 67 11",
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "intransitive: get worse",
"word": "lumala"
},
{
"_dis1": "23 67 11",
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "intransitive: get worse",
"word": "lumubha"
},
{
"_dis1": "23 67 11",
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "intransitive: get worse",
"word": "gwaethygu"
}
]
},
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"glosses": [
"To get the better of; to worst."
],
"id": "en-worsen-en-verb-wPe8Zkah",
"links": [
[
"get the better of",
"get the better of"
],
[
"worst",
"worst"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(transitive, obsolete) To get the better of; to worst."
],
"synonyms": [
{
"_dis1": "2 8 90",
"sense": "to get the better of",
"word": "better"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 8 90",
"sense": "to get the better of",
"word": "defeat"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 8 90",
"sense": "to get the better of",
"word": "overpower"
}
],
"tags": [
"obsolete",
"transitive"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈwɝsn̩/",
"tags": [
"General-American"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈwɜːsn̩/",
"tags": [
"Received-Pronunciation"
]
},
{
"rhymes": "-ɜː(ɹ)sən"
},
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"word": "malvar"
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"code": "de",
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"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "intransitive: get worse",
"word": "aggravor"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "intransitive: get worse",
"word": "peius fio"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "intransitive: get worse",
"word": "gravor"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "intransitive: get worse",
"word": "piorar"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "intransitive: get worse",
"word": "empiorar"
},
{
"code": "qu",
"lang": "Quechua",
"sense": "intransitive: get worse",
"word": "anchayay"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "uxudšátʹsja",
"sense": "intransitive: get worse",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "ухудша́ться"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "uxúdšitʹsja",
"sense": "intransitive: get worse",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "уху́дшиться"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "intransitive: get worse",
"word": "mùth"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "intransitive: get worse",
"word": "rach bhuaithe"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "intransitive: get worse",
"word": "empeorarse"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "intransitive: get worse",
"word": "desmejorarse"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "intransitive: get worse",
"word": "förvärras"
},
{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "intransitive: get worse",
"word": "lumala"
},
{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "intransitive: get worse",
"word": "lumubha"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "intransitive: get worse",
"word": "gwaethygu"
}
],
"word": "worsen"
}
{
"called_from": "translations/324",
"msg": "possible sense number in translation item: Turkish: __IGNORE__ (1), __IGNORE__ (2)",
"path": [
"worsen"
],
"section": "English",
"subsection": "verb",
"title": "worsen",
"trace": ""
}
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