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adjective, comparative of bad and ill, with worst as superlative. bad or ill in a greater or higher degree; inferior in excellence, quality, or character.
more unfavorable or injurious.
in less good condition; in poorer health.
adverb in a more evil, wicked, severe, or disadvantageous manner.
with more severity, intensity, etc.; in a greater degree.
Origin of worse First recorded before 900; Middle English (adjective, adverb, and noun); Old English wiersa (comparative adjective), wiers (adverb); cognate with Old Norse verri, Gothic wairsiza; see war2
Words nearby worse worrit, worry, worry beads, worryguts, worrywart, worse , worse for wear, worsen, worser, worset, worship
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Example sentences from the Web for worse Scientists will also be watching to make sure antibodies made against the vaccine don’t make the disease worse , as has happened with dengue, he says.
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A Republican candidate hoping to win red state support could find a worse team to root for than one from Dallas.
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The headaches, fevers (and worse ) you may experience on Thursday are nothing new.
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Worse still is how much of this is being made into performance.
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The Pew poll also found most African Americans expect relations between police and minorities will actually get worse .
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Americans are giving in to North Korean blackmail—and it will only get worse .
The Sony Hack and America’s Craven Capitulation To Terror | David Keyes| December 19, 2014| DAILY BEAST
Any woman of them all might do worse than fall in love with thee.
The Substance of a Dream | F. W. Bain
Julius Cæsar's wife was put away on suspicion, but Faustina was worse than that!
Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great Philosophers, Volume 8 | Elbert Hubbard
Surely an eternity in such a miserably confused crowd would be worse than annihilation itself!
Practical Religion | John Charles Ryle
I believe in saying out:—that the more one thinks about life the worse it becomes.
The Return | Walter de la Mare
She is very ill now, rejoined Mrs. Maylie, and will be worse , I am sure.
Oliver Twist, Vol. II (of 3) | Charles Dickens
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British Dictionary definitions for worse adjective the comparative of bad 1
none the worse for not harmed by (adverse events or circumstances)
the worse for wear shabby or worn a slang term for drunk worse luck! informal unhappily; unfortunately
worse off (postpositive) in a worse, esp a worse financial, condition
SEE MORE SEE LESS noun something that is worse
for the worse into a less desirable or inferior state or condition a change for the worse
go from bad to worse to deteriorate even more
SEE MORE SEE LESS adverb in a more severe or unpleasant manner
in a less effective or successful manner
Word Origin for worse Old English wiersa; related to Old Frisian werra, Old High German wirsiro, Old Norse verri, Gothic wairsiza
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Idioms and Phrases with worse In addition to the idiom beginning with worse
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all the (worse) bark is worse than one's bite fate worse than death for better or for worse from bad to worse if worst comes to worst none the worse take a turn for the better (worse) Also see underworst.
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Words related to worse poor, bad, ill