worse
Meaning
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- comparative form of bad: more bad
- comparative form of ill: more ill
Synonyms
not better
not the best
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/wɜːs/
Etymology
From Middle English worse, werse, from Old English wiersa, from Proto-Germanic *wirsizô. Cognate with Dutch wers (“worse”).
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New
bad
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- Unfavorable; negative; not good.
- Not suitable or fitting.
- Not appropriate, of manners etc.
- Unhealthy; liable to cause health problems.
- Sickly, unhealthy, unwell.
- Not behaving; behaving badly; misbehaving; mischievous or disobedient.
- Tricky; stressful; unpleasant.
- Evil; wicked.
- Faulty; not functional.
- Spoiled, rotten, overripe.
- Malodorous; foul.
- False; counterfeit; illegitimate.
- Unskilled; of limited ability; not good.
- Of poor physical appearance.
- (informal) Bold and daring.
- (slang) Good, superlative, excellent, cool.
- Severe, urgent.
- (slang) Overly promiscuous, licentious.
- (slang) Very attractive; hot, sexy.
- (slang) Not covered by funds on account.
- Used without a copula to mock people who oppose something without having any real understanding of it.
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New
ill
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Not well; imperfectly, badly
New
badly
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- In a bad manner.
- Very much; to a great degree.
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