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verslechteren — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • deteriorate verb To get worse in quality or condition.
  • exacerbate verb To make an already bad situation, problem or feeling noticeably worse.
  • impair verb To weaken; to affect negatively; to have a diminishing effect on.
  • worsen verb To make or become worse.

Senses

verslechteren is used for these senses in English:

  • deteriorate (transitive) To make worse; to make inferior in quality or value; to impair.
  • deteriorate (intransitive) To grow worse; to be impaired in quality; to degenerate.
  • exacerbate (transitive) To make worse (a problem, bad situation, negative feeling, etc.).
  • impair (transitive) To weaken; to affect negatively; to have a diminishing effect on.

deteriorate — full definition

  1. verb To get worse in quality or condition.
  2. verb To make something worse.

Related Dutch words