worsening
1. process of changing to an inferior state
• Syn:
deterioration, decline in quality, declension
• Derivationally related forms:
worsen, decline (for: declension), deteriorate (for: deterioration)
• Hypernyms:
decline, diminution
• Hyponyms:
slump, slack, drop-off, falloff, falling off
2. changing something with the result that it becomes worse
• Derivationally related forms:
worsen
• Hypernyms:
change of state
• Hyponyms:
downturn, downswing
changing for the worse
- worried by the worsening storm
• Ant:
bettering
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