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, the Cowboys would turn the ball over their next three possessions, leading to a lopsided game. — Scott Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2026

To make matters worse, Gmail, Google Calendar, YouTube, Google Drive, and other services were only available via the browser on Fire tablets; the official Google apps were not available in the Amazon Appstore. — Terrence O'Brien, The Verge, 8 Oct. 2026

To make matters worse, Amendment 81 does not specify who among law enforcement should notify the DHS. — Krista Kafer, Denver Post, 6 Oct. 2026

To make matters worse, companies like Target—frustrated by an underdeveloped Southeast Asian factory ecosystem—are moving supply chains back to China. — Angelica Ang, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for make matters worse

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