Dictionary English → German: [worse]

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	English	German
	exacerbating `{adj}` `{pres-p}` `[making` `worse]`	72 verschärfend `[schlimmer` `machend]`
Verbs
	to impair sth. `[make` `worse]`	466 etw.^Akk. verschlimmern
	to corrupt `[make` `worse]`	112 verschlechtern
	to compound sth. `[make` `worse,` `intensify` `the` `negative` `aspects]`	85 etw.^Akk. verschlimmern `[(noch)` `schlimmer` `machen,` `komplizieren]` `[ein` `Problem,` `eine` `Situation` `etc.]`
	to compound sth. `[e.g.` `a` `problem]` `[make` `worse]`	42 etw.^Akk. vergrößern `[z.` `B.` `ein` `Problem]`
	`[to` `make` `sth.` `worse` `with` `so-called` `improvements]`	39 etw. verschlimmbessern `[ugs.]`
	med. to aggravate sth. `[make` `worse,` `more` `serious,` `more` `severe]`	28 etw. aggravieren `[Krankheitserscheinungen` `übertreibend` `darstellen]`
	to deteriorate `[towards` `a` `worse` `state]`	6 rückwärtsgehen `[ugs.]` `[fig.]` `[schlechter` `werden,` `sich` `verschlechtern]`
Nouns
	neol. schlimmbesserung `[making` `sth.` `worse` `by` `trying` `to` `make` `it` `better]`	39 Verschlimmbesserung `{f}` `[ugs.]`
2 Words
	to go downhill `[idiom]` `[become` `worse,` `decline]`	den Bach runtergehen `[ugs.]` `[Redewendung]`
	to go downhill `[towards` `a` `worse` `state]`	rückwärtsgehen `[ugs.]` `[fig.]` `[schlechter` `werden,` `sich` `verschlechtern]`
	to head south `[coll.]` `[idiom]` `[take` `a` `turn` `for` `the` `worse]`	den Bach runtergehen `[ugs.]` `[Redewendung]`
	to relapse into sth. `[return` `to` `a` `less` `active` `or` `a` `worse` `state]`	in etw.^Akk. zurückfallen
3 Words
	a sight worse `{adj}` `{adv}` `[coll.]` `[regional]` `[considerably` `worse]`	wesentlich schlechter
	worse and worse `{adj}` `{adv}`	immer schlechter
	worse and worse `{adj}` `{adv}` `[e.g.` `a` `situation` `getting` `worse` `and` `worse]`	immer schlimmer
	idiom to plumb new depths `[become` `worse` `than` `before]`	einen neuen Tiefstand erreichen
4 Words
	to crown it all `{adv}` `[Br.]` `[coll.]` `[idiom]` `[to` `make` `matters` `worse]`	zu allem Übel `[Redewendung]` `[noch` `obendrein]`
	med. quote Unverified first, do no harm `[i.e.,` `take` `care` `that` `the` `remedy` `is` `not` `worse` `than` `the` `disease]`	erstens nicht schaden `[lat.` `primum` `non` `nocere]`
5+ Words
	It's getting worse (and worse).	Es wird immer ärger.
	They have become worse and worse.	Sie sind immer schlechter geworden.
	when worse comes to worse	wenn alle Stricke reißen

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