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1. (adj.) worst
bad or ill in the highest, greatest, or most extreme degree:
the worst person.
2. worst
most faulty or unsatisfactory:
the worst paper submitted.
3. worst
most unfavorable or injurious:
the worst rating.
4. worst
in the poorest condition:
the worst house on the block.
5. worst
most unpleasant, unattractive, or disagreeable:
the worst personality I've ever known.
6. worst
most lacking in skill; least skilled.
7. (n.) worst
that which is worst.
8. (adv.) worst
in the most evil, wicked, severe, or disadvantageous manner.
9. worst
with the most severity, intensity, etc.; in the greatest degree.
10. (v.t.) worst
to defeat; beat.
11. worst
at (the) worst, if the worst happens; under the worst conditions.
12. worst
if worst comes to worst, if the very worst happens.
13. worst
in the worst way, very much; extremely:
to want something in the worst way.
Etymology: (bef. 900; ME worste, OE wyr(re)sta, wer(re)sta (adj. and adv.), c. ON verstr)
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| Definition of 'worst' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) worst
the least favorable outcome
"the worst that could happen"
2. (noun) worst
the greatest damage or wickedness of which one is capable
"the invaders did their worst"; "so pure of heart that his worst is another man's best"
3. (adj) worst
the weakest effort or poorest achievement one is capable of
"it was the worst he had ever done on a test"
4. (verb) worst
(superlative of `bad') most wanting in quality or value or condition
"the worst player on the team"; "the worst weather of the year"
5. (adverb) worst, pip, mop up, whip, rack up
defeat thoroughly
"He mopped up the floor with his opponents"
6. (adverb) worst
to the highest degree of inferiority or badness
"She suffered worst of all"; "schools were the worst hit by government spending cuts"; "the worst dressed person present"
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1. (adjective) worst
the worst
more unpleasant, difficult, etc. than all others
It's the worst case of child abuse he's ever seen.
2. (noun) worst
the worst
≠ the best
Today's exam was the worst of all.; After three days, rescuers began to fear the worst.
3. worst
at worst
indicates the worst possibility
At worst we have another two hours to drive.
4. worst
if worst comes to worst
indicates what can be done if a situation becomes very bad
If worst comes to worst, we'll pay someone to do it.
5. (adverb) worst
the worst
in a way that is worse than all others
the worst dressed man
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| Definition of 'worst' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) worst
bad, evil, or pernicious, in the highest degree, whether in a physical or moral sense. See Worse
2. (adj) worst
to gain advantage over, in contest or competition; to get the better of; to defeat; to overthrow; to discomfit
3. (noun) worst
that which is most bad or evil; the most severe, pernicious, calamitous, or wicked state or degree
4. (verb) worst
to grow worse; to deteriorate
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Sense: bad to the greatest extent
That is the worst book I have ever read.
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 Afrikaans: swakste |
 Arabic: الأسْوأ |
 Bulgarian: най-лош |
 Brazilian: pior |
 Czech: nejhorší |
 German: schlechtest |
 Danish: værst |
 Greek: (ο) χειρότερος |
 Spanish: peor |
 Estonian: halvim |
 Farsi: بدترین |
 Finnish: huonoin |
 French: pire |
 Hebrew: הָכִי גָרוּע |
 Hindi: बदतरीन |
 Croatian: najgori |
 Hungarian: legrosszabb |
 Indonesian: paling buruk |
 Icelandic: verstur |
 Italian: peggiore |
 Japanese: 最悪の |
 Korean: 가장 나쁜 |
 Lithuanian: blogiausias |
 Latvian: vissliktākais |
 Malay: paling buruk; paling teru |
 Dutch: slechtst |
 Norwegian: verst, dårligst |
 Polish: najgorszy |
 Persian: بدترین |
 Pashto: د bad دمبالغې صفت: تر ټول |
 Portuguese: pior |
 Romanian: cel mai rău |
 Russian: наихудший |
 Slovak: najhorší |
 Slovenian: najslabši |
 Serbian: najgori |
 Swedish: sämsta, värsta |
 Thai: แย่ที่สุด |
 Turkish: en kötü |
 Taiwanese: 「bad」的最高級 |
 Ukrainian: найгірший |
 Urdu: بد ترین |
 Vietnamese: tồi tệ nhất |
 Chinese: “bad” 的最高级 |
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