get (illness), okwefuukuula.

become bad (with obudde, expressed or implied, as subject). Obudde bugayegga- ye. The situation has become worse.

e- (li/ma) disease of the eye characterized by a continual flow of tears; conjunctivitis. Ensenke yeegasse n'ejjanga. Ensenke (another disease of the eye) joined with ejjanga. Things went from bad to worse. Matters reached their lowest ebb.

decline from a better to worse state (esp. in behavior); be a stay-at-home; be restricted to one area for a long time. Yakyala n'akatawala. He overstayed his visit. cf. takawala.

e- (n/n) splayfootedness; fig. nonconformity, deviation from an accepted pattern of action, ow'embaliga, one who walks with both feet pointed outwards, okusaawa ku mbaliga, colloq. to walk. Yandeeta embaliga mu mwoyo. He caused me to change my attitude towards him (for the worse). Ebintu bigenda mbaliga Things are going wretchedly. , Alima embaliga. He is unconventional/does the opposite of what other people do. cf. baliga.

e- (n/n) cracked skin (on the feet). Ekireese ennungu okumera ku njovu..., What has made matters worse... lit., what has caused cracks to grow on the elephantiasis.

etc.; cause to deteriorate, make worse.

interj. It serves you right! So much the worse for you!

a wound).

give in; feel worse (of a sick person). ebigambo ebigonvu, soothing words.

(la) [5 to. ] rare leprosy; period when a wound/injury becomes worse.

v.i. spread (of a sore); get worse (of an infection); become watery/ tasteless (see sajjulukuka).

v.tr. cause to spread (of a sore); make worse (of an infection).

become worse.

-efuukuula (-efuukudde) v.i. refl. be stirred up/agitated; change rapidly (of weather); be rough (of the sea); grow worse (of illness); fig. become angry/annoyed. cf. -fuukuuvu, amafuukuule.