1. worsening - Noun
2. worsening - Adjective
3. worsening - Verb
changing for the worse
changing something with the result that it becomes worse
Source: WordNetTelevision is simultaneously blamed, often by the same people, for worsening the world and for being powerless to change it. Clive James
When I see the worsening degeneracy in our politicians, our media, our educators, and our intelligentsia, I can't help wondering if the day may yet come when the only thing that can save this country is a military coup. Thomas Sowell
If there's a severe recession, the automatic stabilizers will come into effect, and we will still try to reduce the structural deficit, but we will not try to keep cutting the budget so that we keep worsening a severe recession. Franklin Raines
The internal conditions in Iran are worsening in all aspects. Poverty and unemployment are becoming more severe, despite the fact that Iran has turned into a developed and industrialized country. Moshe Katsav
In our times, good relations benefit all. Any worsening of relations anywhere is a common loss. Mikhail Gorbachev
Language mavens commonly confuse their own peeves with a worsening of the language. Steven Pinker