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WURSN/ˈwɜːsn/

To worsen is to become, or make, worse: the weather worsened, worsen a shortage. Improve sits opposite; deteriorate is the close twin. A footer is comms; a blank cell is methods.

Meaning

To become, or make, worse.

Examples

• “Delay will worsen the empty n; a disclaimer footer will not fill it.”
• “Deteriorate is the close twin. Decline is milder. A footer is a line. A number is a cell. Fill the cell; then the small print.”

Good to know

Become or make worse. Close: deteriorate. A footer ≠ a filled n.

Near in meaning

deteriorate

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