WORSE | Meaning, Definition In Cambridge English Dictionary

Meaning of worse in English worseadjective uk /wɜːs/ us /wɝːs/ Add to word list Add to word list A2 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 B1 to become more ill, or to become a more severe condition: My cold seems to be getting worse. See more

• 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.

Worse and worst

• aggravation
• at your worst idiom
• be in a different league idiom
• can't hold a candle to idiom
• compare
• inferior
• league
• not be a patch on something idiom
• not be in the same league idiom
• not half as idiom
• not in the same league idiom
• not the same idiom
• pale
• patch
• sense of inferiority
• stick
• stick someone with something phrasal verb
• subpar
• to top it all idiom
• topper

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Idioms

make matters worse worse luck worsenoun [ U ] uk /wɜːs/ us /wɝːs/ C1 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

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

Worse and worst

• aggravation
• at your worst idiom
• be in a different league idiom
• can't hold a candle to idiom
• compare
• inferior
• league
• not be a patch on something idiom
• not be in the same league idiom
• not half as idiom
• not in the same league idiom
• not the same idiom
• pale
• patch
• sense of inferiority
• stick
• stick someone with something phrasal verb
• subpar
• to top it all idiom
• topper

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Idioms

be none the worse for the worse the worse for drink the worse for wear worseadverb uk /wɜːs/ us /wɝːs/ B1 comparative of badly : He did worse than he was expecting in the exams. He was treated much worse than I was. Opposite better

• 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.

Worse and worst

• aggravation
• at your worst idiom
• be in a different league idiom
• can't hold a candle to idiom
• compare
• inferior
• league
• not be a patch on something idiom
• not be in the same league idiom
• not half as idiom
• not in the same league idiom
• not the same idiom
• pale
• patch
• sense of inferiority
• stick
• stick someone with something phrasal verb
• subpar
• to top it all idiom
• topper

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worse | American Dictionary

worseadjective us /wɜrs/ Add to word list Add to word list 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 worseadverb us /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) What is the pronunciation of worse?

Translations of worse

in Chinese (Traditional) 更壞的, 更糟的, 更差的… See more in Chinese (Simplified) 更坏的, 更糟的, 更差的… See more in Spanish peor, peor [masculine-feminine, singular]… See more in Portuguese pior, o pior [masculine]… See more in Marathi in Japanese in Turkish in French in Catalan in Dutch in Tamil in Hindi in Gujarati in Danish in Swedish in Malay in German in Norwegian in Urdu in Ukrainian in Telugu in Bengali in Czech in Indonesian in Thai in Vietnamese in Polish in Korean in Italian .. पेक्षा वाईट असणे, अधिक वाईट, त्याहून वाईट… See more “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… See more daha kötü/zor, daha hasta/rahatsız, daha kötü/beter şey… See more pire, plus mauvais/-aise, plus mal… See more pitjor… See more slechter, erger, minder goed… See more [X:மோசமான]ஒப்பீட்டு: முன்பை விட விரும்பத்தகாத, கடினமான அல்லது கடுமையானது அல்லது வேறு ஏதாவது மோசமானது, மிகவும் விரும்பத்தகாத அல்லது கடினமான ஒன்று… See more बदतर, अधिक कष्टप्रद, ऐसा जो अधिक अप्रिय या कठिन हो… See more બદતર, અતિ ખરાબ, વધારે ખરાબ… See more værre, værste… See more sämre, värre, mer illa… See more lebih teruk, bertambah teruk, tidak berapa baik… See more schlechter, schlimmer… See more verre, verre [neuter], dårligere… See more خراب تر, بد تر, مقابلتاً خراب… See more гірший, гірше… See more పోలుస్తూ చెప్పే సందర్భంలో వాడే మాట : ఇంతకు ముందరి దేనికన్నా లేక అది కూడా చెడ్డదైనా మరొకదాఇనికన్నా మరింత అప్రియమైన/అసహ్యకరమైన, కష్టమైన. లేక తీవ్రమైనది, మరింత అప్రియమైన లేదా కష్టమైన విషయం… See more তুলনামূলকভাবে খারাপ, খারাপ, তুলনায় খারাপ… See more horší, ne tak dobře, hůře… See more lebih buruk, tidak begitu sehat, lebih tidak enak… See more แย่ลง, ไม่ค่อยดี, แย่กว่า… See more tệ hơn, không được khỏe, khó chịu hơn… See more gorszy, bardziej chory, gorsze rzeczy… See more “bad”의 비교급, 더 나쁜, (병세가) 악화된… See more peggiore, più malato, più grave… See more Need a translator?

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• worse off idiom
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• come off better/worse/badly/well phrase
• for the worse idiom
• none the worse (for something) idiom
• be none the worse idiom

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