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, 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

To make matters worse, getting permission for a grocery superstore can also be difficult and costly, if not impossible, in the commercial and residential districts, the other two main zoning designations. — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 2 Aug. 2026

To make matters worse, All-Star first baseman Nick Kurtz exited the game with a left forearm contusion after he was hit by a pitch in the first inning. — Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 30 July 2026

Rhymes for make matters worse

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