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worse  (wûrs)

adj. Comparative of bad¹, ill.

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

2. More severe or unfavorable.

3. Being further from a standard; less desirable or satisfactory.

4. Being in poorer health; more ill.

n.

Something that is worse: Of the two routes, the eastern one is the worse. She was accused of cheating on exams, lying, and worse.

adv. Comparative of badly, ill.

In a worse manner; to a worse degree.

Idiom:

for better or (for) worse

Whether the situation or consequences be good or ill: For better or worse, he trusts everyone.

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

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worse [wɜːs]

adj

1. the comparative of bad

none the worse for not harmed by (adverse events or circumstances)

the worse for wear

a.  shabby or worn

b.  a slang term for drunk

worse luck! Informal unhappily; unfortunately

5. (postpositive)

worse off in a worse, esp a worse financial, condition

n

1. something that is worse

for the worse into a less desirable or inferior state or condition a change for the worse

go from bad to worse to deteriorate even more

adv

1. in a more severe or unpleasant manner

2. in a less effective or successful manner

[Old English wiersa; related to Old Frisian werra, Old High German wirsiro, Old Norse verri, Gothic wairsiza]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	worse - something inferior in quality or condition or effect; "for better or for worse"; "accused of cheating and lying and worse" bad, badness - that which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency; "take the bad with the good"
Adj.	1.	worse - (comparative of `bad') inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability; "this road is worse than the first one we took"; "the road is in worse shape than it was"; "she was accused of worse things than cheating and lying" comparative, comparative degree - the comparative form of an adjective or adverb; "`faster' is the comparative of the adjective `fast'"; "`less famous' is the comparative degree of the adjective `famous'"; "`more surely' is the comparative of the adverb `surely'" better - (comparative of `good') superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another; "You're a better man than I am, Gunga Din"; "a better coat"; "a better type of car"; "a suit with a better fit"; "a better chance of success"; "produced a better mousetrap"; "she's better in math than in history"
	2.	worse - changed for the worse in health or fitness; "I feel worse today"; "her cold is worse" worsened better - (comparative of `good') changed for the better in health or fitness; "her health is better now"; "I feel better"
Adv.	1.	worse - (comparative of `ill') in a less effective or successful or desirable manner; "he did worse on the second exam" comparative, comparative degree - the comparative form of an adjective or adverb; "`faster' is the comparative of the adjective `fast'"; "`less famous' is the comparative degree of the adjective `famous'"; "`more surely' is the comparative of the adverb `surely'"

Translations

worse [wɜːs]

A. ADJ COMPAR of bad → peor
his essay is worse than yours → su trabajo es peor que el tuyo
it could be worse → podría ser peor
it's even worse than we'd predicted → es todavía peor de lo que habíamos pronosticado
to get worse [weather, situation, crime] → empeorar; [patient] → empeorar, ponerse peor
my cold is getting worse → mi resfriado va a peor
my eyesight is getting worse → mi vista va a peor, cada vez veo peor, cada vez tengo peor vista
his behaviour is getting worse → su comportamiento es cada vez peor
to get worse and worse → ponerse cada vez peor, ir de mal en peor
things will get worse before they get better → las cosas empeorarán antes de que se les vea la punta
it gets worse (preparing sb for bad news) → lo peor no es eso
to make sth worse → empeorar algo
it'll only make matters or things worse → sólo empeorará las cosas
and, to make matters worse, → y, para colmo de desgracia, ...
he appeared none the worse for his ordeal → no parecía desmejorado a pesar de su terrible experiencia
there's nothing worse than → no hay nada peor que ...
it's like last time, only worse → es como la última vez, sólo que peor
to be the worse for drink → ir cargado de copas
what was worse → para colmo(de males)
see also bad, bark, better, wear

B. ADV COMPAR of badly → peor
I sang worse than he did or than him → yo cantaba peor que él
you could or might do worse than give her a call → sería aconsejable que la llamarás

C. N it's a change for the worse → es un cambio a peor
there was worse to come; worse was to come → lo peor todavía estaba por verse, aún quedaba lo peor
see also turn

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worse [ˈwɜː^rs]

adj

(= less good) → pire
even worse → encore pire
My results were bad, but his were even worse → Mes notes étaient mauvaises, mais les siennes étaient encore pires.
It was even worse than that → C'était encore pire que ça.

(= more serious or severe) to make things worse → aggraver les choses
Don't say anything, you'll only make things worse → Ne dites rien, vous ne ferez qu'aggraver les choses.
to get worse [condition, situation] → empirer, se dégrader
a change for the worse → une détérioration, une dégradation

(= more ill) → plus mal
I'm feeling worse → Je me sens plus mal.
She got worse in the night and died the next day
BUT Son état a empiré pendant la nuit et elle est morte le lendemain.

(= more unhappy) → plus mal
She felt worse → Elle allait plus mal.

(= more badly behaved) → pire
He's naughty but his brother's worse → Il est vilain mais son frère est pire., Il est vilain mais son frère l'est encore plus.

adv

(= less well) → plus mal
He did even worse in his exams than his sister → Il a encore moins bien réussi ses examens que sa sœur.
you could do worse → vous pourriez faire pire
you could do worse than to ... → vous pourriez faire pire que de ...

[rain, hurt]
It was raining worse than ever → Il pleuvait comme jamais.
My leg was hurting worse than before → J'avais mal à la jambe comme jamais.

n → pire m
Worse was to come → Le pire était à venir.
the worse for
If you don't come, then so much the worse for you! → Si tu ne viens pas, tant pis pour toi!
to be none the worse for sth
He is none the worse for it → Il ne s'en porte pas plus mal.
They are none the worse for the fifteen hour journey → Les quinze heures de voyage ne semblent pas les avoir affectés.

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worse

adj comp of bad → schlechter; (morally, with bad consequences) → schlimmer, ärger; it gets worse and worse → es wird immer schlimmer; the patient is worse than he was yesterday → dem Patienten geht es schlechter als gestern; the patient is getting worse → der Zustand des Patienten verschlechtert sich or wird schlechter; and to make matters worse → und zu allem Übel; his “corrections” only made it worse → er hat alles nur verschlimmbessert; it could have been worse → es hätte schlimmer kommen können; worse luck! → (so ein) Pech!; it will be the worse for you → das wird für dich unangenehme Folgen haben; so much the worse for him → umso schlimmer; to be the worse for drink → betrunken sein; he’s none the worse for it → er hat sich nichts dabei getan, es ist ihm nichts dabei passiert; you’ll be none the worse for some work → etwas Arbeit wird dir nicht schaden; I don’t think any the worse of you for it → ich halte deswegen aber nicht weniger von dir; worse things happen at sea (inf) → es könnte schlimmer sein

adv comp of badly → schlechter; it hurts worse → es tut mehr weh; to be worse off than … → schlechter dran sein als … (inf), → in einer schlechteren Lage sein als …; I could do a lot worse than accept their offer → es wäre bestimmt kein Fehler, wenn ich das Angebot annähme

n → Schlechtere(s) nt; (morally, with regard to consequences) → Schlimmere(s) nt; there is worse to come → es kommt noch schlimmer; it’s changed for the worse → es hat sich zum Schlechteren gewendet

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worse [wɜːs]

1. adj comp of bad → peggiore
worse than → peggio or peggiore di
the situation is worse than we expected → la situazione è peggiore di quanto ci aspettassimo
it's worse than ever → è peggio che mai
it could have been worse! → poteva andare peggio!
he was the worse for drink (fam) → aveva un po' bevuto
he is none the worse for it → non ha avuto brutte conseguenze
to get worse, grow worse → peggiorare
it gets worse and worse → va peggiorando (sempre di più)
so much the worse for you! → tanto peggio per te!
I've got to work this weekend, worse luck → devo lavorare questo fine settimana, sfortunatamente

2. adv comp of badly → peggio
she's behaving worse than ever → si comporta peggio che mai
I don't think any the worse of you → non per questo ti stimo meno
I won't think any the worse of you (for having done) → non ti stimerò di meno (per aver fatto)
you might do worse than (to) marry him → sposare lui non è il male peggiore

3. n → peggio
a change for the worse → un cambiamento in peggio, un peggioramento
worse followed → a questo seguì il peggio
there is worse to come → il peggio deve ancora venire

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worse [wɜːs]

1. adj comp of bad → peggiore
worse than → peggio or peggiore di
the situation is worse than we expected → la situazione è peggiore di quanto ci aspettassimo
it's worse than ever → è peggio che mai
it could have been worse! → poteva andare peggio!
he was the worse for drink (fam) → aveva un po' bevuto
he is none the worse for it → non ha avuto brutte conseguenze
to get worse, grow worse → peggiorare
it gets worse and worse → va peggiorando (sempre di più)
so much the worse for you! → tanto peggio per te!
I've got to work this weekend, worse luck → devo lavorare questo fine settimana, sfortunatamente

2. adv comp of badly → peggio
she's behaving worse than ever → si comporta peggio che mai
I don't think any the worse of you → non per questo ti stimo meno
I won't think any the worse of you (for having done) → non ti stimerò di meno (per aver fatto)
you might do worse than (to) marry him → sposare lui non è il male peggiore

3. n → peggio
a change for the worse → un cambiamento in peggio, un peggioramento
worse followed → a questo seguì il peggio
there is worse to come → il peggio deve ancora venire

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worse

adj worse [wəːs]

1 bad to a greater extent My exam results were bad but his were much worse (than mine). erger أسْوأ по-лош horší værre schlechter χειρότερος peor halvem بدتر huonompi pire (que) יוֹתֵר גָרוּע बदतर gori rosszabb lebih buruk verri peggio なお悪い 더 나쁜 blogesnis sliktāks lebih teruk slechter verre, dårligere gorszy pior mai rău (decât) худший; ещё хуже horší slabši gori sämre, värre แย่ลง daha kötü bad的比較級 гірший بد تر tệ hơn 的比较级

2 not so well I feel worse today than I did last week. erger في صِحَّةٍ أسْوأ по-лош ne tak dobře værre schlechter χειρότερα, όχι τόσο καλά peor kehvem مریش تر؛سلامتی یا حال بدتر heikompi moins bien (que) יוֹתֵר גָרוּע बुरी हालत में lošije betegebb tidak begitu sehat verri (en) peggio より健康状態が悪い (건강 상태가) 더 나쁜 silpnesnis; blogiau sliktāks bertambah teruk slechter dårligere słabszy, gorzej pior mai puţin bine (decât) худший; хуже nie tak dobre, horšie slabše lošije sämre แย่ daha hasta (不適感)更嚴重 гірший زیادہ خراب không được khỏe （病情）更重

3 more unpleasant Waiting for exam results is worse than sitting the exams. erger أتْعَب по-лош horší værre schlimmer χειρότερος peor ebameeldivam بدتر pahempi pire (que) רַע יוֹתֵר ज्यादा खराब neugodnije kellemetlenebb lebih tidak enak verri (en) peggio いっそう不快な 더 불쾌한 blogesnis ļaunāks lebih teruk erger verre (enn) gorszy pior mai rău (decât) ещё хуже horší hujše gore värre ไม่ชอบ daha kötü 更不舒服的 гірший زیادہ تکلیف دہ khó chịu hơn 更坏的

adv

not so well He behaves worse now than he did as a child. erger بصورةٍ أسْوأ по=лошо hůře værre schlechter χειρότερα peor halvemini بدتر huonommin moins bien (que) יוֹתֵר גָרוּע ज्यादा खराब lošije, gore rosszabbul lebih buruk verr (en) peggio いっそう悪く 더 나쁘게 blogiau sliktāk; ļaunāk tidak berapa baik minder goed verre/dårligere (enn) gorzej pior mai puţin bine (decât) хуже horšie slabše gore sämre, värre, mer illa อย่างเลวลง daha kötü bir şekilde 更糟地 гірше بد تر طریقے سے không tốt 更糟地

pron

someone or something which is bad to a greater extent than the other (of two people, things etc) the worse of the two alternatives. swakker الأسْوأ по-лошо horší værste schlechter (το) χειρότερο lo peor halvem چیز یا چیزهای بدتر huonompi le, la pire (de) גָרוּע יוֹתֵר बदतर gori rosszabbik (a kettő közül) yang lebih buruk sá verri (af) peggio, peggiore 悪いほう 더욱 나쁜 사람(것) kas blogesnis sliktākais; ļaunākais yg lebih teruk de/het ergste den dårligste av coś gorszego, ten gorszy pior cel mai rău худшее horší slabši gori [] sämsta (sämre) [] สิ่งที่แย่กว่า daha kötüsü 較差(壞)的人或事 гірше کوءی چیز یا شخص کسی دوسرے سے زیادہ خراب ہونا cái xấu hơn 更坏的人或事

v worsen

to (cause to) grow worse The situation has worsened. verslag, vererger يَسوء влошавам zhoršit se forværres; blive værre (sich) verschlechtern χειροτερεύω empeorar halvenema, halvendama بدتر شدن؛ یا کردن heikentyä empirer לְעַשוֹתוֹ גָרוּע יוֹתֵר बिगड़ना pogoršati se rosszabbodik memperburuk, memburuk versna peggiorare 悪化する 더 나쁘게 하다 pabloginti, pablogėti pasliktināt; pasliktināties menjadi semakin teruk verergeren forverre seg, bli dårligere pogorszyć się piorar a înrăutăţi ухудшать(ся) zhoršiť sa poslabšati pogoršati se förvärra เลวลง daha da kötüleş(tir)mek (使)惡化 погіршувати(ся) بد تر ہونا یا بد تر کرنا làm xấu thêm 使恶化

none the worse for

not in any way harmed by The child was lost in the supermarket but fortunately was none the worse for his experience. nie negatief geraak nie لَيْسَ أسْوأ ، لَم يُصَب بأذى ненаранен от nic škodlivého ikke tage skade af kein Schaden für άθικτος, σώος, αβλαβής que no hace daño, que no perjudica mitte midagi viga بدتر نشدن؛ مشکلی پیش نیامدن hyvin selvinneenä jstk pas plus mal לא סוֹבֵל בִּמיוּחַד बिनबिगड़ा nije mu naštetilo nem lett semmi baja tidak terganggu óskaðaður (che non soffre per); (lo stesso) なんともない ...에도 불구하고 전혀 나빠지지 않아 šiaip ar taip, (neatsitiko) nieko blogo nenotikt nekam ļaunam; it kā nekas nebūtu noticis tidak ada kesan buruk niet geleden hebbend onder (ikke få) noen skade eller varig men av bez szwanku mimo não sofrer com cu nimic mai rău ничуть не пострадать neutrpiaci, neublížiaci si nič slabše nepovređen [] inte fått ngt men [] ไม่เป็นอันตราย zarar görmemek, bir şey olmamak 幸未受傷(創) як ні в чому не бувало کوءی تکلیف نہ ہونا không bị tổn hại 并不更糟

the worse for wear

becoming worn out These chairs are the worse for wear. verweer يَبْلى، ليس صالِحا للإسْتِعمال износвам се opotřebovaný slidt abgetragen φθαρμένος, λιωμένος gastado, viejo kulunud, kasutuskõlbmatu بر اثر استعمال فرسوده شدن loppuun kulunut usé à la corde בָּלוּי עֶקֶב שִימוּש खत्म होना pohabati se erősen viseltes menjadi usa ng slitinn (in cattivo stato) 使って傷む 써서 낡은 apsinešiojęs nonēsāts; apdilis; nolietojies sudah uzur versleten slitt, medtatt podniszczony em mau estado a se uza foarte tare поистрепаться opotrebovaný obrabljen pohabati sliten, skamfilad, illa medfaren ใช้จนเก่า işi bitmiş, miadı dolmuş 磨損，用舊，穿破 бувалий پھٹ جانا hỏng 被用破（坏）的

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worse → أسوأ, على نحو أسوأ horší, hůř værre schlechter χειρότερα, χειρότερος peor huonommin, huonompi pire gore, gori peggio, peggiore 一層悪い, 一層悪く 더 나쁘게, 더 나쁜 slechter verre gorszy, gorzej pior худший, хуже värre แย่กว่า, แย่ลง daha kötü, daha kötüsü xấu đi, xấu hơn 更坏地, 更坏的