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WORSENING
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Changing something with the result that it becomes worse
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("worsening" is a kind of...):
change of state (the act of changing something into something different in essential characteristics)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "worsening"):
downswing; downturn (a worsening of business or economic activity)
Derivation:
worsen (make worse)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Process of changing to an inferior state
Synonyms:
declension; decline in quality; deterioration; worsening
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural processes
Hypernyms ("worsening" is a kind of...):
decline; diminution (change toward something smaller or lower)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "worsening"):
drop-off; falling off; falloff; slack; slump (a noticeable deterioration in performance or quality)
Derivation:
worsen (grow worse)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Changing for the worse
Example:
worried by the worsening storm
Classified under:
Antonym:
bettering (changing for the better)
III. (verb)
Sense 1
-ing form of the verb worsen
Context examples:
The researchers describes like a kind of synergy among all the causes that amount to worsening each individual problem.
(Study Finds Mixed News About Bee Populations, VOA)
A worsening of chronic Graft versus Host Disease (cGVHD) manifestations during withdrawal of immunosuppressive therapy which does not exceed those at the beginning of the trial and improves after reinstatement of previous treatment.
(Exacerbation of cGVHD, NCI Thesaurus)
Improvement in some organs, but worsening in others in chronic Graft versus Host Disease (cGVHD); this is categorized as progressive disease.
(Mixed Response in cGVHD, NCI Thesaurus)
High risk features includes at least one of the following: history of accelerating tempo of ischemic symptoms in preceding 48 hours; character of pain - prolonged ongoing (greater than 20 minutes) rest pain; clincal findings - pulmonary edema, most likely due to ischemia or new or worsening mitral regurgitation murmur; or S3 or new worsening rales or Hypotension, bradycardia, tachycardia or age greater than 75 years; ECG - angina at rest with transient ST-segment changes greater than 0.5 mm or bundle-branch block, new or presumed new or sustained ventricular tachycardia; cardiac markers - NSTEMI patients with elevated cardiac TnT, Tnl, or CK-MB.
(Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for High Risk Non-ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction or Unstable Angina, NCI Thesaurus/ACC)
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