make matters worse

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: to make a situation worse
He laughed at her and then, to make matters worse, he accused her of lying!

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To make matters worse, organizational churn means teams rotate, priorities shift and systems evolve faster than documentation or oversight can keep up. — Brian Contos, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026 To make matters worse, the heat has been paired with an uncommon amount of humidity — thanks, in part, to El Niño increasing ocean temperatures. — Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026 To make matters worse, ten days later, revolutionaries stormed the Bastille. — Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2026 To make matters worse for Gen, Kayley kills it in her first hours of chief-stew-dom. — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 4 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for make matters worse

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“Make matters worse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/make%20matters%20worse. Accessed 4 Sep. 2026.

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