make matters worse

phrase

: to make a situation worse

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

Examples of make matters worse in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

To make matters worse, Leigh’s home had been invaded by musicians. — Josephine Reisman, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2026

To make matters worse, a second inflationary shock could be in the works, The Wall Street Journal’s chief economics commentator warned, which means interest rates could remain high for longer than expected. — Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 23 Sep. 2026

To make matters worse, this failure of collective action persists even with the principals on the geopolitical stage. — Bhaskar Chakravorti, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2026

To make matters worse for Tottenham, World Cup-winning Spain right back Pedro Porro was forced off midway through the first half with an injury. — ABC News, 19 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for make matters worse

• adverse
• averse
• coerce
• disburse
• disperse
• diverse
• immerse
• inverse
• obverse
• perverse
• rehearse
• reverse