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- [wurst]
- /wɜrst/
- /wɜːst/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [wurst]
- /wɜrst/
Definitions of worst word
- adjective worst in ill health; sick: He felt badly. 1
- adjective worst sorry; regretful: I feel badly about your reaction to my remark. 1
- adjective worst dejected; downcast. 1
- noun worst that which is bad: You have to take the bad with the good. 1
- noun worst a bad condition, character, or quality: His health seemed to go from bad to worse. 1
- noun worst (used with a plural verb) evil persons collectively (usually preceded by the): The bad are always stirring up trouble. 1
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Origin of worst
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English worste (adj., adv., and noun), Old English wur(re)sta, wyr(re)st, wer(re)sta (adj. and adv.); cognate with Old Norse verstr; see worse, -est1
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Parts of speech for Worst
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
worst popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
Synonyms for worst
adjective worst
- nastiest — physically filthy; disgustingly unclean: a nasty pigsty of a room.
- vilest — wretchedly bad: a vile humor.
- wickedest — evil or morally bad in principle or practice; sinful; iniquitous: wicked people; wicked habits.
- foulest — grossly offensive to the senses; disgustingly loathsome; noisome: a foul smell.
- lowest — situated, placed, or occurring not far above the ground, floor, or base: a low shelf.
verb worst
- make good — morally excellent; virtuous; righteous; pious: a good man.
- discomfit — to confuse and deject; disconcert: to be discomfited by a question.
- goose — any of numerous wild or domesticated, web-footed swimming birds of the family Anatidae, especially of the genera Anser and Branta, most of which are larger and have a longer neck and legs than the ducks.
- foxed — deceived; tricked.
- worsted — that which is worst.
noun worst
- disaster — a calamitous event, especially one occurring suddenly and causing great loss of life, damage, or hardship, as a flood, airplane crash, or business failure.
- calamity — A calamity is an event that causes a great deal of damage, destruction, or personal distress.
- catastrophe — A catastrophe is an unexpected event that causes great suffering or damage.
- destruction — Destruction is the act of destroying something, or the state of being destroyed.
- distress — great pain, anxiety, or sorrow; acute physical or mental suffering; affliction; trouble.
Antonyms for worst
adjective worst
- best — Best is the superlative of good.
adverb worst
- magnanimously — In a magnanimous manner; with greatness of mind.
- attractively — In an attractive manner; with the power of attracting or drawing to.
- creditably — bringing or deserving credit, honor, reputation, or esteem.
- advantageously — providing an advantage; furnishing convenience or opportunity; favorable; profitable; useful; beneficial: an advantageous position; an advantageous treaty.
- illustriously — highly distinguished; renowned; famous: an illustrious leader.
noun worst
- blessing — A blessing is something good that you are grateful for.
- good luck — good fortune
- happiness — the quality or state of being happy.
- building — A building is a structure that has a roof and walls, for example a house or a factory.
- construction — Construction is the building of things such as houses, factories, roads, and bridges.
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