What does worse mean?
Definitions for worse
wɜrsworse
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word worse.
Princeton's WordNet
worse(adj)
something inferior in quality or condition or effect
"for better or for worse"; "accused of cheating and lying and worse"
worse(adj)
(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"
worse, worsened(adverb)
changed for the worse in health or fitness
"I feel worse today"; "her cold is worse"
worse(adverb)
(comparative of `ill') in a less effective or successful or desirable manner
"he did worse on the second exam"
Wiktionary
worse(Noun)
A worse condition.
His mood took a turn for the worse.
worse(Verb)
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.
worse(Adverb)
Less skillfully.
worse(Adverb)
More severely or seriously.
worse(Adverb)
Used to start a sentence.
Her leg is infected. Still worse, she's developing a fever.
worse(Adjective)
More ill.
She was very ill last week but this week she's worse.
worse(Adjective)
Of lower quality, less desirable.
worse(Adjective)
More severe or serious.
worse(Adjective)
More evil.
Webster Dictionary
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
Worse(noun)
loss; disadvantage; defeat
Worse(noun)
that which is worse; something less good; as, think not the worse of him for his enterprise
Worse(adj)
in a worse degree; in a manner more evil or bad
Worse(verb)
to make worse; to put disadvantage; to discomfit; to worst. See Worst, v
Origin: [OE. wursien, AS. wyrsian to become worse.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
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.]
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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'worse' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1719
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'worse' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1054
Anagrams for worse »
owers, resow, serow, sorwe, sower, sowre, swore, WOREs
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of worse in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of worse in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of worse in a Sentence
Fear is worse than Cancer.
This is going to get worse.
I think things will get worse.
It could have been much worse.
It looks even worse in person.
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- أسوأArabic
- pitjorCatalan, Valencian
- horšíCzech
- værreDanish
- schlimmer, schlechterGerman
- pli malbonaEsperanto
- peorSpanish
- بدترPersian
- pire, plus mauvaisFrench
- peorGalician
- peggioreItalian
- より悪い, もっと悪い, いっそう悪い, さらに。。。悪いJapanese
- 더 나쁜Korean
- peiorLatin
- slechter, ergerDutch
- verreNorwegian
- gorszyPolish
- piorPortuguese
- pês, pêr, menderRomansh
- хужеRussian
- peus, pejusSardinian
- värreSwedish
- 更差Chinese
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