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for the worse [idiom]

If something changes or happens for the worse, it becomes more unpleasant or difficult

Example:

It looks like the weather is changing for the worse.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

for better or (for) worse

used to say that something must be accepted, whether it is good or bad, because it cannot be changed

Work is, for better or worse, becoming more flexible nowadays.

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition

for the worse

If something changes or happens for the worse, it becomes more unpleasant or difficult:

It looks like the weather is changing for the worse.

Collins Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

for the worse phrase

in a way that makes a situation worse
Things have definitely taken a turn for the worse.

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

a change for the worse

noun phrase

Definition of a change for the worse

: a worsening of a situation or state of affairs from what wasWe're seeing a change for the worse in the economy.

American English

British English

deteriorating and making worse

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