Meaning of worse in English

worse

adjective

/wɜːs/ us

/wɝːs/

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comparative of bad : more unpleasant, difficult, or severe than before or than something else that is also bad:

worse than The conditions they're living in are worse than we thought.

get worse If the rain gets any worse we'll have to go back.

even worse His manners are even worse than his sister's.

much worse The heat is much worse in the daytime.

Opposite

better

get worse

to become more ill, or to become a more severe condition:

My cold seems to be getting worse.

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I thought the book's writing was dreadful, and its conception even worse.
The congestion in the city gets even worse during the summer.
If the symptoms get worse, consult your doctor.
Company losses were 50 percent worse than in the corresponding period last year.
My arguments with the boss got worse and worse, and it all culminated in my deciding to change jobs.

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Idioms

make matters worse

worse luck

worse

noun [ U ]

/wɜːs/ us

/wɝːs/

something that is more unpleasant or difficult:

By the third month of the expedition they had endured many hardships, but worse was to follow.

have seen worse "What about the bride's dress - wasn't it terrible?" "I don't know, I've seen worse."

Opposite

better

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The rain was heavy then, but worse was to come.
His speech was a bit boring, but I've heard worse.

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Idioms

be none the worse
for the worse
the worse for drink
the worse for wear

worse

adverb

/wɜːs/ us

/wɝːs/

comparative of badly :

He did worse than he was expecting in the exams.

He was treated much worse than I was.

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better

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I always come off worse when we argue.
He played the violin even worse than his sister.
He couldn't have done the job worse if he'd tried.
I'm not very good at sewing, but she did it even worse than me.

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(Definition of worse from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

worse | American Dictionary

worse

adjective

/wɜrs/

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more unpleasant, difficult, or severe than before or than something else; comparative ofbad:

Annette may be bad at math, but Bill is even worse.

If this sore throat gets any worse, I’ll have to see a doctor.

worse

noun [ U ] us

/wɜrs/

"How was the movie?" "I’ve seen worse."

worsen

verb [ I/T ] us

/ˈwɜr·sən/

[ I ] The next day his fever went up and his condition worsened.

Idiom

worse off

worse

adverb

/wɜrs/

comparative ofbadly:

The storm grew worse.

Walking only made the cough worse.

(Definition of worse from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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Translations of worse

in Chinese (Traditional)

更壞的, 更糟的, 更差的…

in Chinese (Simplified)

更坏的, 更糟的, 更差的…

in Spanish

peor, peor [masculine-feminine, singular]…

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pior, o pior [masculine]…

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.. पेक्षा वाईट असणे, अधिक वाईट, त्याहून वाईट…

“bad” の比較級:もっと悪い, “ill” の比較級:もっと具合が悪い, “badly” の比較級:もっとひどく…

daha kötü/zor, daha hasta/rahatsız, daha kötü/beter şey…

pire, plus mauvais/-aise, plus mal…

pitjor…

slechter, erger, minder goed…

[X:மோசமான]ஒப்பீட்டு: முன்பை விட விரும்பத்தகாத, கடினமான அல்லது கடுமையானது அல்லது வேறு ஏதாவது மோசமானது, மிகவும் விரும்பத்தகாத அல்லது கடினமான ஒன்று…

बदतर, अधिक कष्टप्रद, ऐसा जो अधिक अप्रिय या कठिन हो…

બદતર, અતિ ખરાબ, વધારે ખરાબ…

værre, værste…

sämre, värre, mer illa…

lebih teruk, bertambah teruk, tidak berapa baik…

schlechter, schlimmer…

verre, verre [neuter], dårligere…

خراب تر, بد تر, مقابلتاً خراب…

гірший, гірше…

хуже, сильнее, больше…

పోలుస్తూ చెప్పే సందర్భంలో వాడే మాట : ఇంతకు ముందరి దేనికన్నా లేక అది కూడా చెడ్డదైనా మరొకదాఇనికన్నా మరింత అప్రియమైన/అసహ్యకరమైన, కష్టమైన. లేక తీవ్రమైనది, మరింత అప్రియమైన లేదా కష్టమైన విషయం…

أسْوأ, أكْثَر مَرَضًا, أسوَأ…

তুলনামূলকভাবে খারাপ, খারাপ, তুলনায় খারাপ…

horší, ne tak dobře, hůře…

lebih buruk, tidak begitu sehat, lebih tidak enak…

แย่ลง, ไม่ค่อยดี, แย่กว่า…

tệ hơn, không được khỏe, khó chịu hơn…