worse
(noun, adjective, verb, adverb)
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
Similar word(s): worsened
2. changed for the worse in health or fitness
- I feel worse today
- her cold is worse
Similar word(s): worsened
Sentences with worse as an adjective:
- Your exam results are worse than before.
- The harder you try, the worse you do.
- She was very ill last week but this week she’s worse.
adverb
1. (comparative of `ill') in a less effective or successful or desirable manner
- he did worse on the second exam
Sentences with worse as an adverb:
- He drives worse than anyone I know.
- He's worse-mannered than she is.
- Her leg is infected. Still worse, she's developing a fever.
noun
1. something inferior in quality or condition or effect
- for better or for worse
- accused of cheating and lying and worse
Definition categories: attribute, bad, badness
Sentences with worse as a noun:
- Do not think the worse of him for his enterprise.
verb
1. (obsolete, transitive) To make worse; to put at disadvantage; to discomfit.