worsening
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
process of changing to an inferior state
Types & categories
- diminution hypernym
- drop-off hyponym
Related & opposite
- degenerate derivation
- decline derivation
- deteriorate derivation
Sense 2 adjective
changing for the worse
worried by the worsening storm
Related & opposite
- bettering antonym
Sense 3 noun
changing something with the result that it becomes worse
Types & categories
- change of state hypernym
- downturn hyponym
Related & opposite
- aggravate derivation
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | degenerate |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | decline |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | deteriorate |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | diminution |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | drop-off |
| 2 | antonym | Related & opposite | bettering |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | aggravate |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | change of state |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | downturn |