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 verder

badly

• Adv
• Adj

Lees verder

Concepten

slechtst

ergst

verslaan

slechtste

Synoniemen

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

Vertalingen

pior

peggio

peor

le pire

pire

peggiore

il peggiore

pessimus

dernier

le plus bas

πιο κακό

schlimmster

am schlechtesten

schlechtester

schlechteste

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/wɜːst/

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelengels: worste

Overgenomen van Oudengels: wierrest

Verwant aan Old Saxon: wirsista

Verwant aan Oudhoogduits: wirst

Verwant aan Deens: værst

Verwant aan Zweeds: värst

Verwant aan IJslands: 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”).