how to pronounce worsen

/ˈwɝsən/

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worsen is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of worsen in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… is projected to continue or worsen under …”

meanings of worsen

verb:

To make worse; to impair.
To get the better of; to worst.
To become worse; to get worse.

worsen frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word worsen occurs in english on average 1.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics worsen can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that worsen can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;