verschlimmern — meaning in English
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English meaning
- aggravate verb To make a bad situation, problem, or injury worse.
- compound noun A fenced or walled area containing a group of buildings, often used for security or living quarters.
- confound verb To completely puzzle or baffle someone.
- exacerbate verb To make an already bad situation, problem or feeling noticeably worse.
- worsen verb To make or become worse.
Senses
verschlimmern is used for these senses in English:
- aggravate To make (an offence) worse or more severe; to increase in offensiveness or heinousness. [from 16th c.]
- compound (horse racing, intransitive) Of a horse: to fail to maintain speed.
- confound (sometimes, proscribed) To make something worse.
- exacerbate (transitive) To make worse (a problem, bad situation, negative feeling, etc.).
aggravate — full definition
- verb To make a bad situation, problem, or injury worse.
- verb To annoy or irritate someone.
compound — full definition
- noun A fenced or walled area containing a group of buildings, often used for security or living quarters.
- adjective Made up of two or more parts or elements combined.
- verb To combine different elements or ingredients into one substance.
- verb To make a problem worse by adding to it.
- verb (finance) To calculate interest on both the original amount and the interest already earned.