Definitions for worse
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Princeton's WordNet(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

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"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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 Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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.

Webster Dictionary(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

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 Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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

How to pronounce worse?

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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. William Jackson at Capital Economics:

   The political moves point in the direction that things are likely to get worse rather than better from here on. So the lira is more likely to fall than to rise, this is about Turkish politics - I don't think there are other countries where politicians will take their cue from developments in Turkey.

2. Saverio Vivas:

   Maduro criticizes Donald Trump, but his acts against Colombian immigration are worse than the magnate's words.

3. Francois Devaux:

   But even worse, there was a betrayal: betrayal of trust, betrayal of morality, betrayal of children, betrayal of innocence.

4. Mark Lukasiewicz:

   The unified wall of support for Trump has splintered after last week's assault on the Capitol, republicans are disagreeing with Republicans on the most basic questions : Should Trump be impeached ? Should he be convicted ? Does he bear responsibility for what happened ? I suspect traditionally conservative audiences are bewildered and confused. Confusion is certainly apparent among many conservative media producers and commentators -- trying to find their footing as the story of the Capitol assault, and the President's reaction, keeps getting worse.

5. Caryn Dutton:

   It's really helpful when a patient comes in with notes on their phone or calendar and can say,' I didn't sleep well, and my hot flashes were worse the next day.' It helps narrow down the triggers and identify patterns.

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