ALL meanings of worse
worse
W w - adjective worse in ill health; sick: He felt badly. 1
- adjective worse sorry; regretful: I feel badly about your reaction to my remark. 1
- adjective worse dejected; downcast. 1
- noun worse that which is bad: You have to take the bad with the good. 1
- noun worse a bad condition, character, or quality: His health seemed to go from bad to worse. 1
- noun worse (used with a plural verb) evil persons collectively (usually preceded by the): The bad are always stirring up trouble. 1
- adverb worse in a defective, incorrect, or undesirable way: The car runs badly. 1
- adverb worse in an unsatisfactory, inadequate, or unskilled manner: a vague, badly written letter; He paints badly. 1
- adverb worse unfavorably: His neighbors spoke badly of him. The weather turned out badly for the cruise. 1
- adverb worse in a wicked, evil, or morally or legally wrong way. 1
- adverb worse in a disobedient, naughty, or ethically or socially wrong way: He treats his parents badly. 1
- adverb worse very much; to a great extent or degree: a house badly in need of repair; to want something badly. 1
- adverb worse severely; direly: to be injured badly. 1
- adverb worse with great distress, resentment, regret, or emotional display: She took the news of her mother's death badly. 1
- idioms worse badly off. bad1 (def 41). 1
- noun worse Less well or skillfully. 1
- noun worse Worse is the comparative of bad. 0
- noun worse Worse is the comparative of badly. 0
- noun worse Worse is used to form the comparative of compound adjectives beginning with 'bad' and 'badly.' For example, the comparative of 'badly off' is 'worse off'. 0
- noun worse something that is worse 0
- adverb worse in a more severe or unpleasant manner 0
- adverb worse in a less effective or successful manner 0
- adjective worse bad1, ill1 0
- adjective worse bad, evil, harmful, unpleasant, etc. in a greater degree; less good 0
- adjective worse of inferior quality or condition 0
- adjective worse in poorer health or physical condition; more ill; less well 0
- adjective worse in a less favorable condition; in a less satisfactory situation 0
- adverb worse badly, ill1 0
- adverb worse in a worse manner or way 0
- adverb worse to a worse extent or degree 0
- noun worse that which is worse 0
- noun worse (Obsolete (No longer in use)) Loss; disadvantage; defeat. 0
- noun worse That which is worse; something less good. 0
- verb worse (Obsolete (No longer in use)) VT To make worse; to put at disadvantage; to discomfit. 0
- adjective worse comparative form of bad: more bad. 0
- adjective worse More ill. 0
- adverb worse comparative form of badly: more badly. 0
- adverb worse comparative form of ill: more ill. 0
- adverb worse Less skillfully. 0
- adverb worse More severely or seriously. 0
- adverb worse (sentence adverb) Used to start a sentence describing something that is worse. 0