worse

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

Adjective

1. the comparative of bad

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

3. the worse for wear Informal in a poor condition; not at one's best: returning the worse for wear from the pub

Noun

for the worse into a worse condition: taking a turn for the worse

Adverb

1. the comparative of badly

2. worse off in a worse condition, esp. financially [Old English wiersa]

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 [wəːs] adj, adv → peor

n → el peor, lo peor;

a change for the worse → un empeoramiento;

so much the worse for you → tanto peor para ti;

he is none the worse for it → se ha quedado tan fresco or tan tranquilo;

to get worse, to grow worse → empeorar

worse [wəːs] adj → pire, plus mauvais(e)

adv → plus mal

n → pire m;

to get worse [condition, situation] → empirer, se dégrader;

a change for the worse → une détérioration;

he is none the worse for it → il ne s'en porte pas plus mal;

so much the worse for you! → tant pis pour vous!

worse [wəːs] adj → schlechter, schlimmer

adv → schlechter

n → Schlechtere(s) nt, Schlimmere(s) nt;

to get worse [situation etc] → sich verschlechtern or verschlimmern;

he is none the worse for it → er hat keinen Schaden dabei erlitten;

so much the worse for you! → um so schlimmer für dich!;

a change for the worse → eine Wendung zum Schlechten

worse [wəːs] adj → peggiore

adv, n → peggio;

a change for the worse → un peggioramento;

to get worse , to grow worse → peggiorare;

he is none the worse for it → non ha avuto brutte conseguenze;

so much the worse for you! → tanto peggio per te!

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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 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 huonompi 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 상태가 더 나빠진 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 (病情)更重 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 更壞的 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 pahempi le, la pire (de) גָרוּע יוֹתֵר बदतर gori rosszabbik (a kettő közül) yang lebih buruk sá verri (af) peggio, peggiore 悪いほう (둘 중에서) 더 나쁜 쪽 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 更壞的人或事 гірше کوءی چیز یا شخص کسی دوسرے سے زیادہ خراب ہونا cái xấu hơn 更坏的人或事

v ˈworsen

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 huonontua, pahentua empirer לְעַשוֹתוֹ גָרוּע יוֹתֵר बिगड़ना pogoršati se rosszabbodik memperburuk, memburuk versna peggiorare 悪化する 악화되다; 악화시키다 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 ei millänsäkään 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 같은 상태인 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 並不更糟 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 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 해진, 낡아빠진 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 被用破(壞)的 бувалий پھٹ جانا hỏng 被用破（坏）的