pior

Meaning

Adj

1. (comparative, feminine, form-of, masculine) comparative degree of mau, comparative degree of ruim: worse
2. (feminine, form-of, masculine, superlative, with-definite-article) superlative degree of mau, superlative degree of ruim: worst

Adv

comparative degree of mal (adverb): worse

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mau

• Adj
• Noun

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mal

• Adv
• Conj
• Noun
• Adj

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Concepts

worst

worse

worsened

worser

baddest

Opposite of

melhor

Translations

peor

pire

pitjor

peggiore

schlechter

peggio

slechter

il peggiore

أسوأ

peior

slechtst

schlimmer

أَسْوَأ

ergst

اسوأ

Pronounced as (IPA)

/piˈɔʁ/

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: peior

In summary

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese peor, peior, from Latin peiōrem, from Proto-Indo-European *ped-yōs (“to the ground, downward”).

Sentences

Poderia ter sido pior .

It could've been worse.

Pior é impossível .

Worse is impossible.

Segunda-feira não é meu pior dia da semana .

Monday is not my worst day of the week.

Não há pior pessoa cega que não queira ver .

There is no worse blind person who does not want to see.

Eles chamaram o simum ? e foi pior do que uma tempestade no mar .

They called the simum? and it was worse than a storm at sea.