become+worse
111deterioration — deteriorate de‧te‧ri‧o‧rate [dɪˈtɪəriəreɪt ǁ ˈtɪr ] verb [intransitive] to become worse: • The economy deteriorated further in August, with orders for manufactured goods falling. deterioration noun [countable, uncountable] : • a deterioration in… …
112degrade — UK US /dɪˈgreɪd/ verb [I or T] ► to become worse in quality, or to make something worse: »Unlike with a cassette player, the sound of the MP3 Player doesn t degrade as the battery weakens …
113level down — UK US level (sth) down Phrasal Verb with level({{}}/ˈlevəl/ verb (UK ll, US l ) ► to become worse or less, or to make something worse or less, so that it is the same as something else: »Many schools are being levelled down, rather than improved …
114level sth down — UK US level (sth) down Phrasal Verb with level({{}}/ˈlevəl/ verb (UK ll, US l ) ► to become worse or less, or to make something worse or less, so that it is the same as something else: »Many schools are being levelled down, rather than improved …
115drag — drag1 W3S3 [dræg] v past tense and past participle dragged present participle dragging ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(pull something)¦ 2¦(pull somebody)¦ 3 drag yourself to/into/out of etc something 4¦(persuade somebody to come)¦ 5¦(computer)¦ 6¦(be boring)¦… …
116lapse — lapse1 [læps] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Latin; Origin: lapsus, from labi to slip ] 1.) a short period of time during which you fail to do something well or properly, often caused by not being careful momentary/temporary/occasional etc lapse ▪ Despite …
117worsen — wors|en [ˈwə:sən US ˈwə:r ] v [I and T] 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 adj ▪ We are now… …
118degenerate — de|gen|er|ate1 [ dı dʒenə,reıt ] verb intransitive to become worse: The demonstration soon degenerated into violence. ╾ de|gen|er|a|tion / dI,dZenE reISn / noun uncount degenerate de|gen|er|ate 2 [ dı dʒen(ə)rət ] adjective 1. ) immoral: a… …
119downhill — down|hill1 [ ,daun hıl ] adverb toward the bottom of a hill or slope: The car started to roll downhill. go downhill to get worse: This area s been going downhill for years. downhill down|hill 2 [ daun,hıl ] adjective going toward the bottom of a… …
120retrogress — ret|ro|gress [ ,retrou gres ] verb intransitive FORMAL to become worse by returning to a situation or condition that is worse than the present one ╾ ret|ro|gres|sion noun uncount …
