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worst  (wûrst)

adj. Superlative of bad¹, ill.

1. Most inferior, as in quality, condition, or effect.

2. Most severe or unfavorable.

3. Being furthest from an ideal or a standard; least desirable or satisfactory.

adv. Superlative of badly, ill.

In the worst manner or degree.

tr.v. worst·ed, worst·ing, worsts

To gain the advantage over; defeat.

n.

Something that is worst.

Idioms:

at (the) worst

Under the most negative circumstances, estimation, or interpretation: At worst, the storm will make us postpone the trip.

get/have the worst of it

To suffer a defeat or disadvantage.

if (the) worst comes to (the) worst

If the very worst thing happens.

in the worst way Informal

Very much; a great deal: wanted to be elected in the worst way.

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[Middle English, from Old English wyrsta; see wers- in Indo-European roots.]

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worst

Adjective, adv

the superlative of bad or badly

Noun

1. the least good or the most terrible person, thing, or part: the worst is yet to come

2. at one's worst in the worst condition or aspect of a thing or person: the British male is at his worst in July and August

3. at worst in the least favourable interpretation or conditions: all the questions should ideally be answered `no', or at worst `sometimes'

Verb

Old-fashioned to defeat or beat [Old English wierrest]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	worst - the least favorable outcome; "the worst that could happen" final result, outcome, resultant, termination, result - something that results; "he listened for the results on the radio"
	2.	worst - the greatest damage or wickedness of which one is capable; "the invaders did their worst"; "so pure of heart that his worst is another man's best" evilness, evil - the quality of being morally wrong in principle or practice; "attempts to explain the origin of evil in the world"
	3.	worst - the weakest effort or poorest achievement one is capable of; "it was the worst he had ever done on a test" attempt, effort, try, endeavor, endeavour - earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something; "made an effort to cover all the reading material"; "wished him luck in his endeavor"; "she gave it a good try" best - the supreme effort one can make; "they did their best"
Verb	1.	worst - defeat thoroughly; "He mopped up the floor with his opponents" mop up, whip, pip, rack up beat, beat out, vanquish, trounce, crush, shell - come out better in a competition, race, or conflict; "Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship"; "We beat the competition"; "Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game"
Adj.	1.	worst - (superlative of `bad') most wanting in quality or value or condition; "the worst player on the team"; "the worst weather of the year" superlative - an exaggerated expression (usually of praise); "the critics lavished superlatives on it" bad - having undesirable or negative qualities; "a bad report card"; "his sloppy appearance made a bad impression"; "a bad little boy"; "clothes in bad shape"; "a bad cut"; "bad luck"; "the news was very bad"; "the reviews were bad"; "the pay is bad"; "it was a bad light for reading"; "the movie was a bad choice" inferior - of low or inferior quality best - (superlative of `good') having the most positive qualities; "the best film of the year"; "the best solution"; "the best time for planting"; "wore his best suit"
Adv.	1.	worst - to the highest degree of inferiority or badness; "She suffered worst of all"; "schools were the worst hit by government spending cuts"; "the worst dressed person present"

Translations

worst [wəːst] adj → (el/la) peor

adv → peor

n → lo peor;

at worst → en el peor de los casos;

to come off worst → llevar la peor parte;

if the worst comes to the worst → en el peor de los casos

worst [wəːst] adj → le(la) pire → le(la) plus mauvais(e)

adv → le plus mal

n → pire m;

at worst → au pis aller;

if the worst comes to the worst → si le pire doit arriver

worst [wəːst] adj → schlechteste(r, s) → schlimmste(r, s)

adv → am schlimmsten

n → Schlimmste(s) nt;

at worst → schlimmstenfalls;

if the worst comes to the worst → wenn alle Stricke reißen

worst [wəːst] adj → il(la) peggiore

adv, n → peggio;

at worst → al peggio, per male che vada;

to come off worst → avere la peggio;

if the worst comes to the worst → nel peggior dei casi

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worst

adj worst [wəːst]

bad to the greatest extent That is the worst book I have ever read.swaksteالأسْوأнай-лошnejhoršíværstschlechtest(ο) χειρότεροςpeorhalvimبدترینhuonoinpireהָכִי גָרוּעबदतरीनnajgorilegrosszabbpaling burukversturpeggiore最悪の최악의blogiausiasvissliktākaispaling buruk; paling terukslechtstverst, dårligstnajgorszypiorcel mai răuнаихудшийnajhoršínajslabšinajgorisämsta, värstaแย่ที่สุดen kötübad的最高級найгіршийبد ترینtồi tệ nhấtbad的最高级

adv

in the worst way or manner This group performed worst (of all) in the test.swaksteبأسْوأ طَريقَهнай-лошоnejhůřværstam schlechtestenχειρότεραpeorkõige halveminiبدتر از همهhuonoimminle plus malהַגָרוּע בְּיוֹתֵרबदतरीनnajgorelegrosszabbpaling burukversturil peggio, il peggiore最も悪く가장 나쁘게blogiausiaivissliktākpaling terukhet minst goedverst, dårligstnajgorzejpiorcel mai răuхуже всехnajhoršienajslabšenajgoresämst, värstอย่างแย่ที่สุดen kötü şekilde最壞地найгіршийبد ترین طریقے سےmột cách tệ nhất最坏地

pron

the thing, person etc which is bad to the greatest extent the worst of the three; His behaviour is at its worst when he's with strangers; At the worst they can only fine you.ergsteالأسْوأ ، في أسْوأ حال، في أسْوأ الظُّروفнай-лошnejhoršíværst; i værste faldschlimmst(enfalls)(ο) χειρότερος, (η) χειρότερη περίπτωσηlo peorhalvim (asi)بیشترین درجه؛ بدترین درجهpahinle, la pire (de); au pireהַגָרוּע בְּיוֹתֵרबदतरीनnajgorilegrosszabbyang paling burukversturil peggiore; alla peggio最悪のもの가장 나쁜 것, 최악의 사태kas blogiausias, blogiausias atvejisvissliktākais; visļaunākaisyang paling teruk atau burukde/het ergste, slechtsteverstcoś najgorszego, ten najgorszypiorcel mai rău, cea mai reaсамое плохое;наихудшееnajhoršínajslabšinajgori[] sämsta (värsta), [] sämst (värst), [] värsta fallสิ่งที่แย่ที่สุดen kötüsü最壞的事或人найгіршеبڑی حد تک خراب ہوناđiều tồi tệ nhất最坏的事或人

do one's worst

to do the most evil etc thing that one can. doen jou bes, doen die slegsteيقومُ بأسْوأ الأعْمالправя най-лошото, на което съм способенudělat to nejhoršígøre al den skade, man kanso schlecht wie möglich machenκάνω το χειρότερο δυνατόhacerlo lo peor posiblemäkra mängima, sigadust tegemaبدترین کا را انجام دادنtehdä pahojaan minkä kerkiääfaire de son pireלַעֲשוֹת אֶת הַגָרוּע בְּיוֹתֵרसबसे बुरा काम करनाčiniti najgorea legrosszabbat tesziberbuat paling jahatgera eins illt af sér og maður getur(fare del proprio peggio)勝手にしろ한껏 심한 짓을 하다daryti ką nori[]rīkoties visļaunākajā veidāmelakukan perkara yang paling jahattekeergaangjøre all den skaden en kangorzej nie móc zrobićo pior possível fazera face cel mai rău lucru posibilсделать наихудшееurobiť to najhoršienapraviti najslabše možnouraditi najgoru moguću stvargöra den största skada man kanทำเลวที่สุดelinden gelen kötülüğü yapmak把某人最狠的招術拿出來зробити найгірше з того, що можна зробитиبد ترین سلوک کرناcó hại把某人最狠的招术拿出来

get the worst of

to be defeated in (a fight etc). op jou baadjie kry, verloorيُهْزَمпобеден съмbýt poraženblive slåetden Kürzeren ziehenχάνω, νικιέμαιser derrotadolüüa saamaشکست خوردنkärsiä tappioavoir le dessousלְהַפסִידहार जानाbiti poraženalulmaraddikalahkanbíða ósigur(avere la peggio)負ける혼쭐이 나다, 참패하다pralaimėticiest sakāvidikalahkanhet onderspit delventrekke det korteste stråetprzegraćlevar a piora fi înfrântпонести поражениеbyť porazenýnajslabše se odrezatibiti poraženkomma till korta, råka värst utได้รับสิ่งที่แย่ที่สุดyenilmek, mağlup olmak被擊敗захищатисяشکست کھاناbị đánh bại被击败

if the worst comes to the worst

if the worst possible thing happens If the worst comes to the worst you can sell your house.as alles skeef loopإذا ما حَدَث أسْوأ ما يُمْكِنако се случи най-лошотоv nejhorším případěi værste faldwenn es zum Schlimmsten kommtστη χειρότερη περίπτωσηen el peor de los casoshalvimal juhulدر بدترین شرایطpahimmassa tapauksessaen mettant les choses au pireבַּמִקרֶה הַגָרוּע בְּיוֹתֵרबहुत खराब हुआ तोkad se dogodi najgoreha a legrosszabbra kerül(ne) a sorkalau yang terburuk terjadií versta falli(nel peggiore dei casi)最悪の場合には최악의 경우에는blogiausiu atveju[]ļaunākajā gadījumājika keadaan menjadi betul-betul terukin het ergste gevali verste fallw najgorszym raziena pior das hipótesesîn caz că se întâmplă ceea ce este mai răuв самом худшем случаеv najhoršom prípadev najslabšem primeruu najgorem slučajui värsta fallหากสถานการณ์คับขันที่สุดçok sıkışırsak, en kötü şartlarda如某最壞的事發生的話на худий кінецьاگر بد ترین صورت پیش آءےtrong trường hợp xấu nhất如某最坏的事发生的话

the worst of it is (that)

the most unfortunate etc aspect of the situation is (that). die ergste isأسْوأ ما في الأمْرнай-лошото е, чеnejhorší na tom jedet værste af det er, (at)das Schlimmste daran istτο χειρότερο είναι ότιlo peor de todo es (que)kõige halvem (selle asja juures) on etبدترین حالتpahinta on ettäle pire est queוּמָה שֶׁגָרוּע בְּיוֹתֵרसबसे दुर्भाग्यपूर्ण हैnajgore u svemu jesta legrosszabb az, hogy ...hal yang terburukþað versta er (að)(il peggio è che)困ったことは사태의 가장 어두운 면은blogiausia, kadvissliktākais/ļaunākais ir tas, kapaling malang; dari aspek situasi atau keadaanhet ergste is datdet verste (av alt) er atnajgorsze żeo que há de pior é (que)partea cea mai proastă este (că)хуже всего то, чтоnajhoršie na tom jenajslabše pa je, danajgore jedet sämsta (värsta) ärโชคร้ายที่สุดişin en kötü yanı da最壞的情況是...найгірше - це те, щоسب سے بد ترین پہلوđiều tồi tệ nhất là最坏的情况是...