worst

Betekenis (Engels)

Adj

1. superlative form of bad: most bad
2. superlative form of bad: most bad
3. superlative form of bad: most bad
4. superlative form of bad: most bad

Adv

superlative form of badly: most badly; least well.

Noun

Something or someone that is the worst.

Verb

1. (archaic, transitive) To make worse.
2. (dated, intransitive) To grow worse; to deteriorate.
3. (rare) To outdo or defeat, especially in battle.

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ill

• Adv
• Adj
• Noun
• Verb

Lees meer

badly

• Adv
• Adj

Lees meer

Sinonieme

lowest

last

least

whip

worse

pip

rack up

mop up

defeat

belt

bitterest

bottom

calamity

carom

catastrophe

clout

despicable

disgusting

drive

excel

hit

horrible

kill

🔪🩸👤

knock

mint

most

most terrible

nail

overbear

play

poorest

racket

ram

🐏

repulsive

ruin

shoot

slap

smite

stamp out

strike

surpass

swing

top

🔝

trounce

uncool

whop

contrary to expectation

very bad

poor and boring

lowest ranking

Vertalings

pior

peggio

slechtst

peor

pire

le pire

peggiore

dernier

pessimus

ergst

il peggiore

le plus bas

πιο κακό

schlimmster

am schlechtesten

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/wɜːst/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: worste

Geërf van Old English: wierrest

Verwante met Old Saxon: wirsista

Verwante met Old High German: wirst

Verwante met Deens: værst

Verwante met Sweeds: värst

Verwante met Yslands: verstur

In summary

From Middle English worste, wurste, warste, werste, wirste, from Old English wierrest, from Proto-Germanic *wirsistaz, superlative form of *ubilaz (“bad, evil”); compare worse.
Cognate with Old Saxon wirsista, wirrista (“worst”), Old High German wirst, wirsesto, wirsisto (“worst”), Danish værst (“worst”), Swedish värst (“worst”), Icelandic verstur (“worst”).