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Also Comparative of bad

worse

UK/wɜːs/ US/wɔːs/ very common
adjective (2) adverb (1) noun (1)

adjective

1.

(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”
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2.

changed for the worse in health or fitness

  • “I feel worse today”
  • “her cold is worse”
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adverb

1.

(comparative of `ill'') in a less effective or successful or desirable manner

  • “he did worse on the second exam”

noun

1.

something inferior in quality or condition or effect

  • “for better or for worse”
  • “accused of cheating and lying and worse”

Origin

From Middle English worse, werse, from Old English wiersa, from Proto-West Germanic *wirsiʀō, from Proto-Germanic *wirsizô. Cognate with Dutch wers (“worse”).

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