Phrase guide

worse and worse

phrase · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Meaning 1

Increasingly bad. (This entry is a translation hub.)

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • It's getting worse and worse.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: better and better

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: yhä huonommin — Translations
  • French: de pire en pire — Translations
  • French: de mal en pis — Translations
  • Polish: coraz gorzej — Translations