Definitions for worst
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Princeton's WordNet(1.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. worst(noun)

   the least favorable outcome

   "the worst that could happen"

2. worst(noun)

   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. worst(adj)

   the weakest effort or poorest achievement one is capable of

   "it was the worst he had ever done on a test"

4. worst(verb)

   (superlative of `bad') most wanting in quality or value or condition

   "the worst player on the team"; "the worst weather of the year"

5. worst, pip, mop up, whip, rack up(adverb)

   defeat thoroughly

   "He mopped up the floor with his opponents"

6. worst(adverb)

   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"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. worst(Verb)

   To make worse.

2. worst(Verb)

   To grow worse; to deteriorate.

3. worst(Verb)

   To outdo or defeat, especially in battle.

4. worst(Adverb)

   In the worst way: most badly, most ill.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Worst(adj)

   bad, evil, or pernicious, in the highest degree, whether in a physical or moral sense. See Worse

   Etymology: [See Worse, v. t. & a.]

2. Worst(noun)

   that which is most bad or evil; the most severe, pernicious, calamitous, or wicked state or degree

   Etymology: [See Worse, v. t. & a.]

3. Worst(adj)

   to gain advantage over, in contest or competition; to get the better of; to defeat; to overthrow; to discomfit

   Etymology: [See Worse, v. t. & a.]

4. Worst(verb)

   to grow worse; to deteriorate

   Etymology: [See Worse, v. t. & a.]

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1. Worst

   Worst is an ongoing Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hiroshi Takahashi. The plot revolves around a group of teenage boys who fight their way through the notorious high school, Suzuran. The manga was first published by Shōnen Champion in 2002. The series is currently being serialized in Japan and has been collected into twenty-five tankōbon volumes. In North America, Digital Manga Publishing has released only three volumes, with the last graphic novel released in November 2004. The series is currently on hiatus but Digital Manga Publishing has said that if enough fans show interest, they will consider continuing the series. Worst is infamous for not having any female characters. Hiroshi Takahashi had also released Worst Gaiden which is the short collection of sides stories for the Worst series.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Worst

   wurst, adj. bad or evil in the highest degree.—adv. to a very bad or very evil degree.—n. the highest degree of badness: the most evil state.—v.t. to get the advantage over in a contest: to defeat.—v.i. (obs.) to grow worse. [A.S. wyrst, wyrrest, wyrresta, from the same source as worse.]

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'worst' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2313

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'worst' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2111

Anagrams for worst »

1. trows

2. worts

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of worst in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of worst in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of worst in a Sentence

1. Roy Innis:

   To make inexpensive guns impossible to get is to say that you're putting a money test on getting a gun. It's racism in its worst form.

2. Helen Keller, My Religion, 1927:

   Science may have found a cure for most evils; but it has found no remedy for the worst of them all - the apathy of human beings.

3. James Comey:

   I was struck that Barack Obama is the best listener as a leader I had ever seen and Donald Trump is the worst I've ever seen, barack Obama had the confidence to be quiet and try and get that. Donald Trump is Donald Trump, so I don't see any prospect that Donald Trump would be able to be quiet for long enough to hear the truth.

4. Donald Trump:

   Race relations problems are almost at an all-time worst, and President Obama -- I really thought he'd be a unifier. But I thought one thing he'd be is a unifier certainly between African-American and white, and I will tell you that's turned out not to be so. He has not been a unifier. He's been a divider.

5. Bishnupada Sethi:

   Odisha has seen calamities like cyclones and floods 77 times over the last 100 years. The fishing community, particularly those living on the coast, bear the burned and are always the worst affected, their miseries multiply due to poor shelter, illiteracy, poverty and, above all, a lack of access to information.

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