descend into sth
formal— phrasal verb with descend uk/dɪˈsend/us/dɪˈsend/verb
If a situation descends into a particular state, it becomes worse:
The demonstrations in the capital rapidly descended into anarchy.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Deteriorating and making worse
- a step backwards idiom
- a turn of the screw idiom
- add
- afford
- aggravate
- backslide
- compound
- decline
- degrade
- dog
- downgrade
- downhill
- exacerbate
- fan the flames idiom
- retrograde
- retrogress
- run yourself down
- seed
- slip
- slippery slope
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