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worst

/wəːst

adjective

1Of the poorest quality or the lowest standard; least good or desirable: he was the company’s worst driver the speech was the worst he had ever made...

Bucks should have no problem beating Hellenic who are going through their worst season ever, and have even emerged as early relegation candidates.
The council says private landlords are responsible for the worst housing in the town.
One driver gets knocked out every week until the final, and worst driver remains.

1.1Most severe or serious: at least 32 people died in Australia’s worst bus accident...

The United Nations described the crisis as the world's worst humanitarian disaster, affecting more than 2m people.
In one of the worst blackouts, residents were left without heat and light for nine hours.
The worst flooding in a century has left several parts of Guyana under five and six feet of water.

adverb

1Most severely or seriously: manufacturing and mining are the industries worst affected by falling employment...

And worst affected of all were those who had written about trauma.
The worst hit areas were buses covering New York City, Newark airport, outside New York, and Logan airport in Boston.
Meanwhile health chiefs in the area worst hit by foot and mouth yesterday called a halt on the use of pyres to burn thousands of animal carcasses, amid fears that the smoke might affect the health of people living downwind.

1.1Least well or pleasingly: he was voted the worst-dressed celebrity...

And lo, there was a race within the race for the fastest male runner, fastest female runner, worst dressed runner, funniest runner awards and more.
There's nothing redeeming in softball, a pastime that seems to attract the greasiest, worst dressed residents of local areas to neighbourhood parks.
The worst dressed decade of all times has to be the 1980s.

noun

1The most serious or unpleasant thing that could happen: when I saw the ambulance outside her front door, I began to fear the worst...

The worst may not happen, but we must prepare for it
The absolute worst, and this is what happened yesterday, is when she fills the empty space with an offer to get together again.
And we have 100,000 demonstrators out there, so we are hoping for the absolute worst.

1.1The most serious or unpleasant part of something: there are signs that the recession is past its worst...

Gale Edwards has experienced the best and worst of life in the music theatre business over the past few weeks.
The smoke was choking but the worst of it was being carried high into the air.
The worst of the gales were predicted to hit the South West, in particular Devon and Cornwall, with high winds also affecting parts of Wales, southern England and the Midlands.

verb [with object]

Get the better of; defeat: this was not the time for a deep discussion—she was tired and she would be worsted...

Or, you should be prepared for an all-out war where you are sure to be worsted.
But they were worsted in an action at Bhangam, about 10 km northeast of Paonta, on 18 September 1688.
The Eluru, Andhra Pradesh born techie also developed the electronics for Pacific Blue, the advanced version of IBM's Deep Blue computer that worsted Garry Kasparov in a chess series.

Synonyms

defeat, beat, best, get the better of, gain the advantage over, prevail over, triumph over, gain a victory over, trounce, rout, thrash, drub, vanquish, conquer, master, overcome, overwhelm, overpower, overthrow, crush, subdue, subjugate;

outdo, outclass, outstrip, surpass, outwit, outsmart, score points off, make a fool of, humiliate

informal lick, clobber, whip, hammer, beat hollow, slaughter, murder, kill, wipe out, do in, crucify, demolish, wipe the floor with, take to the cleaners, walk all over, run rings around, make mincemeat of, blow out of the water, give someone a hiding, get one up on, get one over on

British informal stuff

North American informal shellac, blow out, cream, skunk, slam

US informal own

Phrases

at its (or someone's) worst

at worst (or the worst)

be one's own worst enemy

do one's worst

get (or have) the worst of it

if the worst comes to the worst

Origin

Old English wierresta, wyrresta (adjective), wierst, wyrst (adverb), of Germanic origin; related to worse.

单词	worst
释义	worst /wəːst / adjective 1Of the poorest quality or the lowest standard; least good or desirable: he was the company’s worst driver the speech was the worst he had ever made... Bucks should have no problem beating Hellenic who are going through their worst season ever, and have even emerged as early relegation candidates. The council says private landlords are responsible for the worst housing in the town. One driver gets knocked out every week until the final, and worst driver remains. 1.1Most severe or serious: at least 32 people died in Australia’s worst bus accident... The United Nations described the crisis as the world's worst humanitarian disaster, affecting more than 2m people. In one of the worst blackouts, residents were left without heat and light for nine hours. The worst flooding in a century has left several parts of Guyana under five and six feet of water. adverb 1Most severely or seriously: manufacturing and mining are the industries worst affected by falling employment... And worst affected of all were those who had written about trauma. The worst hit areas were buses covering New York City, Newark airport, outside New York, and Logan airport in Boston. Meanwhile health chiefs in the area worst hit by foot and mouth yesterday called a halt on the use of pyres to burn thousands of animal carcasses, amid fears that the smoke might affect the health of people living downwind. 1.1Least well or pleasingly: he was voted the worst-dressed celebrity... And lo, there was a race within the race for the fastest male runner, fastest female runner, worst dressed runner, funniest runner awards and more. There's nothing redeeming in softball, a pastime that seems to attract the greasiest, worst dressed residents of local areas to neighbourhood parks. The worst dressed decade of all times has to be the 1980s. noun 1The most serious or unpleasant thing that could happen: when I saw the ambulance outside her front door, I began to fear the worst... The worst may not happen, but we must prepare for it The absolute worst, and this is what happened yesterday, is when she fills the empty space with an offer to get together again. And we have 100,000 demonstrators out there, so we are hoping for the absolute worst. 1.1The most serious or unpleasant part of something: there are signs that the recession is past its worst... Gale Edwards has experienced the best and worst of life in the music theatre business over the past few weeks. The smoke was choking but the worst of it was being carried high into the air. The worst of the gales were predicted to hit the South West, in particular Devon and Cornwall, with high winds also affecting parts of Wales, southern England and the Midlands. verb [with object] Get the better of; defeat: this was not the time for a deep discussion—she was tired and she would be worsted... Or, you should be prepared for an all-out war where you are sure to be worsted. But they were worsted in an action at Bhangam, about 10 km northeast of Paonta, on 18 September 1688. The Eluru, Andhra Pradesh born techie also developed the electronics for Pacific Blue, the advanced version of IBM's Deep Blue computer that worsted Garry Kasparov in a chess series. Synonyms defeat, beat, best, get the better of, gain the advantage over, prevail over, triumph over, gain a victory over, trounce, rout, thrash, drub, vanquish, conquer, master, overcome, overwhelm, overpower, overthrow, crush, subdue, subjugate; outdo, outclass, outstrip, surpass, outwit, outsmart, score points off, make a fool of, humiliate informal lick, clobber, whip, hammer, beat hollow, slaughter, murder, kill, wipe out, do in, crucify, demolish, wipe the floor with, take to the cleaners, walk all over, run rings around, make mincemeat of, blow out of the water, give someone a hiding, get one up on, get one over on British informal stuff North American informal shellac, blow out, cream, skunk, slam US informal own Phrases at its (or someone's) worst at worst (or the worst) be one's own worst enemy do one's worst get (or have) the worst of it if the worst comes to the worst Origin Old English wierresta, wyrresta (adjective), wierst, wyrst (adverb), of Germanic origin; related to worse. Rhymes accursed, burst, curst, erst, first, headfirst, Hurst, thirst, under-rehearsed, unrehearsed, unversed, verst, wurst
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