Skip to content
HOW TO PRONOUNCE

worsen

/ˈwɝsn̩/

Press play to hear how to pronounce worsen.

American Pronunciation Guide · 1:03
Watch on YouTube ↗

What does worsen mean?

verb

  1. To make worse; to impair.
  2. To become worse; to get worse.
More meanings (1)

verb

  1. (obsolete) To get the better of; to worst.

Definitions regrouped for readability · CC BY-SA 4.0

IPA pronunciation

/ˈwɝsn̩/

Wiktionary contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0

Pronunciation varies by speaker and region. About these dictionary pronunciations.

In the pages of books

See this word in context.

Here and there— there is nothing to better, nothing to worsen.
Friedrich Wilhelm NietzscheThus Spake Zarathustra: A Book for All and NoneTranslated by Thomas CommonProject Gutenberg ebook #1998