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worsen

 verb
     
wors‧en [intransitive and transitive]
to become worse or make something worse [≠ improve]:
A lot of teachers expect the situation to worsen over the next few years.
Interfering now could worsen the problem.
—worsening adjective:
We are now faced with a worsening economic recession.
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