worsened
adj.adj. describing something that has become worse or more serious than it was before. You use this to talk about a situation, health, or weather that is now in a poorer state.
adj. having become more severe, intense, or inferior in quality. Participial adjective often used predicatively after linking verbs like 'become' or 'seem'.
The patient's condition is worsened by the lack of sleep.
The traffic situation in the city center is worsened by the ongoing construction on the main bridge.
Economists argue that the regional crisis is worsened by a lack of transparency in the banking sector, which prevents foreign investors from committing long-term capital.
Often follows a linking verb or acts as a past participle in passive constructions.
The weather more worsened todayThe weather worsened todayLearners sometimes treat 'worsened' as a gradable adjective requiring 'more' instead of using it as a simple past tense verb or a completed state.