verb

empeorar

to get worse · get worse · worsen

Hacer que una situación, condición o estado sea peor que antes.

Word: empeorar

Meaning:
"Empeorar" is a Spanish verb that means "to worsen" or "to get worse." It indicates a decline in quality, condition, or situation.

Parts:

The root verb is mejorar, which means "to improve."
The prefix em- (a variation of "en-") can imply putting into a condition or causing a change.
Combined, empeorar is the antonym of mejorar, signaling a negative change.

Usage:

Cuando el tiempo empeora, no podemos salir.
(When the weather worsens, we cannot go out.)
Su salud empezó a empeorar después de la cirugía.
(His/her health began to worsen after the surgery.)

Synonyms:

Deteriorar (to deteriorate)
Agravar (to aggravate, to worsen)
Decaer (to decline)

Antonyms:

Mejorar (to improve)
Progresar (to progress)
Recuperar (to recover)

In brief, empeorar conveys a process in which something declines or deteriorates in quality or state. It's often used in contexts like health, weather, conditions, relationships, and situations.