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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. swakste الأسْوأ най-лош nejhorší værst schlechtest (ο) χειρότερος peor halvim بدترین huonoin pire הָכִי גָרוּע बदतरीन najgori legrosszabb paling buruk verstur peggiore 最悪の 최악의 blogiausias vissliktākais paling buruk; paling teruk slechtst verst, dårligst najgorszy pior cel mai rău наихудший najhorší najslabši najgori sämsta, värsta แย่ที่สุด en kötü bad的最高級 найгірший بد ترین tồi tệ nhất bad的最高级

adv

in the worst way or manner This group performed worst (of all) in the test. swakste بأسْوأ طَريقَه най-лошо nejhůř værst am schlechtesten χειρότερα peor kõige halvemini بدتر از همه huonoimmin le plus mal הַגָרוּע בְּיוֹתֵר बदतरीन najgore legrosszabb paling buruk verstur il peggio, il peggiore 最も悪く 가장 나쁘게 blogiausiai vissliktāk paling teruk het minst goed verst, dårligst najgorzej pior cel mai rău хуже всех najhoršie najslabše najgore sämst, värst อย่างแย่ที่สุด en kötü şekilde 最壞地 найгірший بد ترین طریقے سے một 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. ergste الأسْوأ ، في أسْوأ حال، في أسْوأ الظُّروف най-лош nejhorší værst; i værste fald schlimmst(enfalls) (ο) χειρότερος, (η) χειρότερη περίπτωση lo peor halvim (asi) بیشترین درجه؛ بدترین درجه pahin le, la pire (de); au pire הַגָרוּע בְּיוֹתֵר बदतरीन najgori legrosszabb yang paling buruk verstur il peggiore; alla peggio 最悪のもの 가장 나쁜 것, 최악의 사태 kas blogiausias, blogiausias atvejis vissliktākais; visļaunākais yang paling teruk atau buruk de/het ergste, slechtste verst coś najgorszego, ten najgorszy pior cel mai rău, cea mai rea самое плохое;наихудшее najhorší najslabši najgori [] sämsta (värsta), [] sämst (värst), [] värsta fall สิ่งที่แย่ที่สุด en kötüsü 最壞的事或人 найгірше بڑی حد تک خراب ہونا điều 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 slegste يقومُ بأسْوأ الأعْمال правя най-лошото, на което съм способен udělat to nejhorší gøre al den skade, man kan so schlecht wie möglich machen κάνω το χειρότερο δυνατό hacerlo lo peor posible mäkra mängima, sigadust tegema بدترین کا را انجام دادن tehdä pahojaan minkä kerkiää faire de son pire לַעֲשוֹת אֶת הַגָרוּע בְּיוֹתֵר सबसे बुरा काम करना činiti najgore a legrosszabbat teszi berbuat paling jahat gera eins illt af sér og maður getur (fare del proprio peggio) 勝手にしろ 한껏 심한 짓을 하다 daryti ką nori []rīkoties visļaunākajā veidā melakukan perkara yang paling jahat tekeergaan gjøre all den skaden en kan gorzej nie móc zrobić o pior possível fazer a face cel mai rău lucru posibil сделать наихудшее urobiť to najhoršie napraviti najslabše možno uraditi najgoru moguću stvar göra den största skada man kan ทำเลวที่สุด elinden gelen kötülüğü yapmak 把某人最狠的招術拿出來 зробити найгірше з того, що можна зробити بد ترین سلوک کرنا có 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, verloor يُهْزَم победен съм být poražen blive slået den Kürzeren ziehen χάνω, νικιέμαι ser derrotado lüüa saama شکست خوردن kärsiä tappio avoir le dessous לְהַפסִיד हार जाना biti poražen alulmarad dikalahkan bíða ósigur (avere la peggio) 負ける 혼쭐이 나다, 참패하다 pralaimėti ciest sakāvi dikalahkan het onderspit delven trekke det korteste strået przegrać levar a pior a fi înfrânt понести поражение byť porazený najslabše se odrezati biti poražen komma till korta, råka värst ut ได้รับสิ่งที่แย่ที่สุด yenilmek, mağlup olmak 被擊敗 захищатися شکست کھانا bị 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 loop إذا ما حَدَث أسْوأ ما يُمْكِن ако се случи най-лошото v nejhorším případě i værste fald wenn es zum Schlimmsten kommt στη χειρότερη περίπτωση en el peor de los casos halvimal juhul در بدترین شرایط pahimmassa tapauksessa en mettant les choses au pire בַּמִקרֶה הַגָרוּע בְּיוֹתֵר बहुत खराब हुआ तो kad se dogodi najgore ha a legrosszabbra kerül(ne) a sor kalau yang terburuk terjadi í versta falli (nel peggiore dei casi) 最悪の場合には 최악의 경우에는 blogiausiu atveju []ļaunākajā gadījumā jika keadaan menjadi betul-betul teruk in het ergste geval i verste fall w najgorszym razie na pior das hipóteses în caz că se întâmplă ceea ce este mai rău в самом худшем случае v najhoršom prípade v najslabšem primeru u najgorem slučaju i värsta fall หากสถานการณ์คับขันที่สุด çok sıkışırsak, en kötü şartlarda 如某最壞的事發生的話 на худий кінець اگر بد ترین صورت پیش آءے trong 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 is أسْوأ ما في الأمْر най-лошото е, че nejhorší na tom je det værste af det er, (at) das Schlimmste daran ist το χειρότερο είναι ότι lo peor de todo es (que) kõige halvem (selle asja juures) on et بدترین حالت pahinta on että le pire est que וּמָה שֶׁגָרוּע בְּיוֹתֵר सबसे दुर्भाग्यपूर्ण है najgore u svemu jest a legrosszabb az, hogy ... hal yang terburuk það versta er (að) (il peggio è che) 困ったことは 사태의 가장 어두운 면은 blogiausia, kad vissliktākais/ļaunākais ir tas, ka paling malang; dari aspek situasi atau keadaan het ergste is dat det verste (av alt) er at najgorsze że o que há de pior é (que) partea cea mai proastă este (că) хуже всего то, что najhoršie na tom je najslabše pa je, da najgore je det sämsta (värsta) är โชคร้ายที่สุด işin en kötü yanı da 最壞的情況是... найгірше - це те, що سب سے بد ترین پہلو điều tồi tệ nhất là 最坏的情况是...