worstadjective
uk/wɜːst/us/wɝːst/A2 superlative of bad adjective : of the lowest quality, or the most unpleasant, difficult, or severe:
That was the worst meal I've ever eaten.
"It was the worst moment of my life," she admitted.
He is my worst enemy.
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- The newspaper commissioned a series of articles on the worst excesses of the fashion industry.
- He's his own worst critic .
- This is one of the worst natural disasters ever to befall the area.
- The government's economic policies have led us into the worst recession for years.
- I'm not exaggerating - it was the worst meal I've ever eaten in my life.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Not of good quality
- a miserable, poor, etc. excuse for sth idiom
- apology
- atrocious
- awful
- badly
- be an apology for sth idiom
- clunky
- come/be a poor second, third, etc. idiom
- downmarket
- downscale
- inadequacy
- inadequate
- motley
- mouldy
- not set the world on fire idiom
- tacky
- unappetizing
- unattractive
- unimpressed
- weak sauce
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Idiom(s)
be your own worst enemy
worstnoun [ S ]
uk/wɜːst/us/wɝːst/B1 the most unpleasant or difficult thing, person, or situation:
That was the worst I've seen him play in several years.
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- This essay's the worst you've ever done. I think you should do it over.
- The worst of her criticism was reserved for journalists, photographers and others of their ilk.
- The Northern Line is the worst on the London Underground.
- The bomb, which killed 15 people, was the worst of a series of terrorist outrages.
- He's not fully recovered, but he's over the worst .
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Worse and worst
- aggravating
- aggravation
- at worst idiom
- be in a different league idiom
- below/under par idiom
- can't hold a candle to idiom
- dark
- half
- hold
- match
- not in the same league idiom
- not the same idiom
- pale imitation
- pale in comparison idiom
- rub
- touch
- villain
- worse
- worse off
- worst-case
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Idiom(s)
at your worst
at worst
do your worst
fear the worst
if the worst comes to the worst
worstadverb
uk/wɜːst/us/wɝːst/B2 the most badly:
Small businesses have been worst hit by the recession.
Roads in rural areas were worst affected by the snow.
The students voted him the school's worst-dressed teacher.
worst of all
B2 used to emphasize what is worst about a situation:
We had no food or light, but worst of all, we had no water.
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- The United Nations is sending humanitarian aid to the areas worst affected by the conflict.
- Doctors tried to attend to the worst injured soldiers first.
- A straw poll of local inhabitants concluded that British tourists were the worst dressed and Italians the most stylish.
- The worst affected areas are without power.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Worse and worst
- aggravating
- aggravation
- at worst idiom
- be in a different league idiom
- below/under par idiom
- can't hold a candle to idiom
- dark
- half
- hold
- match
- not in the same league idiom
- not the same idiom
- pale imitation
- pale in comparison idiom
- rub
- touch
- villain
- worse
- worse off
- worst-case
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worstverb [ T ]
uk/wɜːst/us/wɝːst/old-fashionedto defeat someone in a fight or argument:
He was worsted in a fight with a bigger boy.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Winning and defeating
- annihilate
- bank
- be one in the eye for sb idiom
- beat sb at their own game idiom
- beat sb hollow idiom
- outmanoeuvre
- outpace
- outperform
- outscore
- overpower
- pip
- reel
- sew
- sweep
- trouncing
- trump
- unassailable
- unbeaten
- undefeated
- wipe
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