get worse

/gɛt wərs/
/gɛt wəs/
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Other forms: getting worse; got worse; gets worse; gotten worse

Definitions of get worse
  1. verb
    deteriorate in health
    synonyms: relapse
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    antonyms:
    get well
    improve in health
    type of:
    change state, turn
    undergo a transformation or a change of position or action
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