| deteriorate | | |
| v. (change) | 1. deteriorate | become worse or disintegrate.; "His mind deteriorated" |
| ~ go to pot, go to the dogs | become ruined.; "His business went to pot when economy soured" |
| ~ decay, dilapidate, crumble | fall into decay or ruin.; "The unoccupied house started to decay" |
| ~ wear off, wear thin, wear down, wear out, wear | deteriorate through use or stress.; "The constant friction wore out the cloth" |
| v. (body) | 2. degenerate, deteriorate, devolve, drop | grow worse.; "Her condition deteriorated"; "Conditions in the slums degenerated"; "The discussion devolved into a shouting match" |
| ~ fatigue, jade, tire, weary, pall | lose interest or become bored with something or somebody.; "I'm so tired of your mother and her complaints about my food" |
| ~ languish, fade | become feeble.; "The prisoner has be languishing for years in the dungeon" |
| ~ rot, waste | become physically weaker.; "Political prisoners are wasting away in many prisons all over the world" |
| ~ decline, worsen | grow worse.; "Conditions in the slum worsened" |
| worsened | | |
| adj. | 1. worse, worsened | changed for the worse in health or fitness.; "I feel worse today"; "her cold is worse" |
| adj. | 2. worsened | made or become worse; impaired.; "troubled by the worsened economic conditions"; "the worsened diplomatic relations" |
| ~ worse | (comparative of `bad') inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability.; "this road is worse than the first one we took"; "the road is in worse shape than it was"; "she was accused of worse things than cheating and lying" |
| exasperate | | |
| v. (emotion) | 1. aggravate, exacerbate, exasperate | exasperate or irritate. |
| ~ anger | make angry.; "The news angered him" |
| v. (emotion) | 2. exasperate, incense, infuriate | make furious. |
| ~ anger | make angry.; "The news angered him" |
| v. (change) | 3. aggravate, exacerbate, exasperate, worsen | make worse.; "This drug aggravates the pain" |
| ~ irritate | excite to an abnormal condition, or chafe or inflame.; "Aspirin irritates my stomach" |
| ~ inflame | cause inflammation in.; "The repetitive motion inflamed her joint" |
| ~ alter, change, modify | cause to change; make different; cause a transformation.; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" |
| ~ cheapen, degrade | lower the grade of something; reduce its worth. |
| worsen | | |
| v. (change) | 1. decline, worsen | grow worse.; "Conditions in the slum worsened" |
| ~ inflame | become inflamed; get sore.; "His throat inflamed" |
| ~ sicken, come down | get sick.; "She fell sick last Friday, and now she is in the hospital" |
| ~ degenerate, deteriorate, devolve, drop | grow worse.; "Her condition deteriorated"; "Conditions in the slums degenerated"; "The discussion devolved into a shouting match" |
| ~ change state, turn | undergo a transformation or a change of position or action.; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election" |
| ~ impoverish, deprive | take away. |
| ~ fail | get worse.; "Her health is declining" |
| ~ tumble | suffer a sudden downfall, overthrow, or defeat. |
| ~ drop away, fall away, slip, drop off | get worse.; "My grades are slipping" |
| ~ suffer | get worse.; "His grades suffered" |
| ~ lose, suffer | be set at a disadvantage.; "This author really suffers in translation" |
| ~ retrogress, regress, retrograde | get worse or fall back to a previous condition. |
| ~ turn down | take a downward direction.; "The economy finally turned down after a long boom" |
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