Definitions for Worse
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. worseadjective

   something inferior in quality or condition or effect

   "for better or for worse"; "accused of cheating and lying and worse"

2. worseadjective

   (comparative of `bad') inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability

   "this road is worse than the first one we took"; "the road is in worse shape than it was"; "she was accused of worse things than cheating and lying"

3. worse, worsenedadverb

   changed for the worse in health or fitness

   "I feel worse today"; "her cold is worse"

4. worseadverb

   (comparative of `ill') in a less effective or successful or desirable manner

   "he did worse on the second exam"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. worsenoun

   A worse condition.

   His mood took a turn for the worse.

2. worseverb

   To make worse; to put at disadvantage; to discomfit.

   Weapons more violent, when next we meet, / May serve to better us and worse our foes. uE000123180uE001 Milton.

3. worseadverb

   Less skillfully.

4. worseadverb

   More severely or seriously.

5. worseadverb

   Used to start a sentence.

   Her leg is infected. Still worse, she's developing a fever.

6. worseadjective

   More ill.

   She was very ill last week but this week she's worse.

7. worseadjective

   Of lower quality, less desirable.

8. worseadjective

   More severe or serious.

9. worseadjective

   More evil.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Worseadjective

   The comparative of bad: bad, worse, worst. More bad; more ill.

   Etymology: wirs , Saxon.

   Why should he see your faces worse liking than the children of your sort? Daniel i. 10.

   Whether this or worse, love not the faithful side. John Milton.

   In happiness and misery, the question still remains, how men come often to prefer the worse to the better, and to chuse that, which, by their own confession, has made them miserable. John Locke.

2. Worseadverb

   In a manner more bad.

   The more one sickens, the worse at ease he is. William Shakespeare.

3. The Worsenoun

   Etymology: from the adjective.

   1. The loss; not the advantage; not the better.

   Was never man, who most conquests atchiev’d,
   But sometimes had the worse, and lost by war. Edmund Spenser.

   Judah was put to the worse before Israel; and they fled to their tents. 2 Kings xiv. 12.

   2. Something less good.

   A man, whatever are his professions, always thinks the worse of a woman, who forgives him for making an attempt on her virtue. Clarissa.

4. To Worseverb

   To put to disadvantage. This word, though analogical enough, is not now used.

   Etymology: from the adjective.

   Perhaps more valid arms,
   Weapons more violent, when next we meet,
   May serve to better us, and worse our foes. John Milton.

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1. worse

   Worse is an adjective that describes something of lesser quality, ability, or value in comparison to another thing or a previous state. It refers to a decline or deterioration in circumstances, characteristics, or conditions.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. Worse

   bad, ill, evil, or corrupt, in a greater degree; more bad or evil; less good; specifically, in poorer health; more sick; -- used both in a physical and moral sense

2. Worsenoun

   loss; disadvantage; defeat

3. Worsenoun

   that which is worse; something less good; as, think not the worse of him for his enterprise

4. Worseadjective

   in a worse degree; in a manner more evil or bad

5. Worseverb

   to make worse; to put disadvantage; to discomfit; to worst. See Worst, v

6. Etymology: [OE. wursien, AS. wyrsian to become worse.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Worse

   wurs, adj. (used as comp. of bad) bad or evil in a greater degree: more sick.—adv. bad in a higher degree: less: (Shak.) with more severity.—v.t. (obs.) to worst.—v.i. Wor′sen, to grow worse.—v.t. to make worse.—adv. Wor′ser, a redundant comparative of worse.—The worse, defeat, disadvantage. [A.S. wyrsa, from wiers-sa from wirsiza (Goth. wairsiza), formed with comp. suffix -iz from a Teut. root wers, found in Ger. ver-wirren, to confuse.]

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Worse' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1719

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Worse' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1054

Anagrams for Worse »

1. owers

2. resow

3. serow

4. sorwe

5. sower

6. sowre

7. swore

8. WOREs

9. owser

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Worse in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Worse in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of Worse in a Sentence

1. President Donald Trump:

   It could get worse. The next eight weeks are critical, some of the doctors say it will wash through, it will flow through. Interesting terms.

2. Kevin Kiley:

   You'd be hard-pressed to find any action by any governor that did more harm or for worse reasons.

3. William Barr:

   Because frankly, I think it's highly improbable, and second, if in fact he sort of stood over scores of boxes, not really knowing what was in them and said' I hereby declassify everything in here,' that would be such an abuse and that shows such recklessness, it's almost worse than taking the documents.

4. Tom Vilsack:

   I think he's finally realized that the Chinese tariffs have put a real strain on the countryside, and that if more tariffs are put on, the strain is going to get even worse.

5. Neama Rahmani:

   George Gascon is either lying or poorly managing George Gascon office, either way, Los Angeles’s a very bad look for someone who is facing a recall. And Los Angeles’s even worse for the victim of sexual assault. Who did n’t receive the criminal justice she deserved because of Gascon’s blanket policies.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Worse
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Worse
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Worse
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Worse
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Worse