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worsened

/ˈwɜːsənd/

/ˈwɜr.sənd/

Translations

worsenedpast participle

Used attributively or predicatively to describe something that has become worse.

aggravéParticipe passé adjectival : plus grave, plus mauvais ou plus intense.

The patient's worsened condition worried the doctors.

L'état aggravé du patient a inquiété les médecins.

Additional translations

détérioréParticipe passé adjectival : devenu de moins bonne qualité ou en moins bon état.

worsenverb

worsened

Past Simple

worsened

Past Simple

worsened

Past Participle

worsening

Gerund

/ˈwɜːsən/

/ˈwɜr.sən/

s'aggraverEmploi intransitif : devenir plus grave ou plus mauvais.

His health began to worsen after he stopped taking his medication.

Son état de santé a commencé à s'aggraver après qu'il a arrêté de prendre son traitement.

aggraverEmploi transitif : rendre plus grave ou plus mauvais.

The heavy rain will worsen the flooding in the area.

Les fortes pluies vont aggraver les inondations dans la région.

Additional translations

empirerVariante courante à l'infinitif, surtout dans la langue générale.

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worsenedpast participle

Having become worse in condition, quality, or severity.

The project was abandoned due to the worsened economic climate.

worsenverb

To make something worse or more severe.

The heavy rain will worsen the flooding in the area.

To become worse or more severe.

His health began to worsen after he stopped taking his medication.