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Definitions for Worse

[1] bad or ill in a greater or higher degree; inferior in excellence, quality, or character.
[2] more unfavorable or injurious.
[3] in less good condition; in poorer health.
[4] that which is worse.
[5] in a more evil, wicked, severe, or disadvantageous manner.
[6] with more severity, intensity, etc.; in a greater degree.
[7] of unsound physical or mental health; unwell; sick: She felt ill, so her teacher sent her to the nurse.
[8] objectionable; unsatisfactory; poor; faulty: ill manners.
[9] hostile; unkindly: ill feeling.
[10] evil; wicked; bad: of ill repute.
[11] unfavorable; adverse: ill fortune.
[12] of inferior worth or ability; unskillful; inexpert: an ill example of scholarship.
[13] Slang . great; amazing: His mom is the illest cook.
[14] an unfavorable opinion or statement: I can speak no ill of her.
[15] harm or injury: His remarks did much ill.
[16] trouble, distress, or misfortune: Many ills befell him.
[17] evil: to know the difference between good and ill.
[18] sickness or disease.
[19] in an ill manner.
[20] unsatisfactorily; poorly: It ill befits a man to betray old friends.
[21] in a hostile or unfriendly manner.
[22] unfavorably; unfortunately.
[23] with displeasure or offense.
[24] faultily; improperly.
[25] with difficulty or inconvenience; scarcely: Buying a new car is an expense we can ill afford.
[26] not good in any manner or degree.
[27] having a wicked or evil character; morally reprehensible: There is no such thing as a bad boy.
[28] of poor or inferior quality; defective; deficient: a bad diamond; a bad spark plug.
[29] inadequate or below standard; not satisfactory for use: bad heating; Living conditions in some areas are very bad.
[30] inaccurate, incorrect, or faulty: a bad guess.
[31] invalid, unsound, or false: a bad insurance claim; bad judgment.
[32] causing or liable to cause sickness or ill health; injurious or harmful: Too much sugar is bad for your teeth.
[33] suffering from sickness, ill health, pain, or injury; sick; ill: He felt bad from eating the green apples.
[34] not healthy or in good physical condition; diseased, decayed, or physically weakened: A bad heart kept him out of the army.
[35] tainted, spoiled, or rotten, especially to the point of being inedible: The meat is bad because you left it out of the refrigerator too long.
[36] having a disastrous or detrimental effect, result, or tendency; unfavorable: The drought is bad for the farmers. His sloppy appearance made a bad impression.
[37] causing or characterized by discomfort, inconvenience, uneasiness, or annoyance; disagreeable; unpleasant: I had a bad flight to Chicago.
[38] easily provoked to anger; irascible: a bad temper.
[39] cross, irritable, or surly: If I don't have my morning coffee, I'm in a bad mood all day.
[40] more uncomfortable, persistent, painful, or dangerous than usual; severe: a bad attack of asthma.
[41] causing or resulting in disaster or severe damage or destruction: a bad flood.
[42] regretful, contrite, dejected, or upset: He felt bad about having to leave the children all alone.
[43] disobedient, naughty, or misbehaving: If you're bad at school, you'll go to bed without supper.
[44] disreputable or dishonorable: He's getting a bad name from changing jobs so often.
[45] displaying a lack of skill, talent, proficiency, or judgment: a bad painting; Bad drivers cause most of the accidents.
[46] causing distress; unfortunate or unfavorable: I'm afraid I have bad news for you.
[47] not suitable or appropriate; disadvantageous or dangerous: It was a bad day for fishing.
[48] inclement; considered too stormy, hot, cold, etc.: We had a bad winter with a lot of snow.
[49] disagreeable or offensive to the senses: a bad odor.
[50] exhibiting a lack of artistic sensitivity: The room was decorated in bad taste.
[51] not in keeping with a standard of behavior or conduct; coarse: bad manners.
[52] (of a word, speech, or writing) vulgar, obscene, or blasphemous: bad language. not properly observing rules or customs of grammar, usage, spelling, etc.; incorrect: He speaks bad English.
[53] unattractive, especially because of a lack of pleasing proportions: She has a bad figure.
[54] (of the complexion) marred by defects; pockmarked or pimply; blemished: bad skin.
[55] not profitable or worth the price paid: The land was a bad buy.
[56] Commerce . deemed uncollectible or irrecoverable and treated as a loss: a bad debt.
[57] ill-spent; wasted: Don't throw good money after bad money.
[58] counterfeit; not genuine: There was a bad ten-dollar bill in with the change.
[59] having the character of a villain; villainous: In the movies the good guys always beat the bad guys.
[60] Sports . failing to land within the in-bounds limits of a court or section of a court; missing the mark; not well aimed.
[61] Slang . outstandingly excellent; first-rate: He's a bad man on drums, and the fans love him.
[62] that which is bad: You have to take the bad with the good.
[63] a bad condition, character, or quality: His health seemed to go from bad to worse.
[64] (used with a plural verb ) evil persons collectively (usually preceded by the ): The bad are always stirring up trouble.
[65] badly: He wanted it bad enough to steal it.
[66] in a defective, incorrect, or undesirable way: The car runs badly.
[67] in an unsatisfactory, inadequate, or unskilled manner: a vague, badly written letter; He paints badly.
[68] unfavorably: His neighbors spoke badly of him. The weather turned out badly for the cruise.
[69] in a wicked, evil, or morally or legally wrong way.
[70] in a disobedient, naughty, or ethically or socially wrong way: He treats his parents badly.
[71] very much; to a great extent or degree: a house badly in need of repair; to want something badly.
[72] severely; direly: to be injured badly.
[73] with great distress, resentment, regret, or emotional display: She took the news of her mother's death badly.
[74] in ill health; sick: He felt badly.
[75] sorry; regretful: I feel badly about your reaction to my remark.
[76] dejected; downcast.
[77] the comparative of bad 1
[78] none the worse for not harmed by (adverse events or circumstances)
[79] the worse for wear shabby or worn a slang term for drunk
[80] worse luck! informal unhappily; unfortunately
[81] worse off (postpositive) in a worse, esp a worse financial, condition
[82] something that is worse
[83] for the worse into a less desirable or inferior state or condition a change for the worse
[84] go from bad to worse to deteriorate even more
[85] in a more severe or unpleasant manner
[86] in a less effective or successful manner
[87] poorly; defectively; inadequately the chair is badly made
[88] unfavourably; unsuccessfully; unfortunately our scheme worked out badly
[89] severely; gravely he was badly hurt
[90] incorrectly or inaccurately to speak German badly
[91] improperly; naughtily; wickedly to behave badly
[92] without humanity; cruelly to treat someone badly
[93] very much (esp in the phrases need badly , badly in need of , want badly )
[94] regretfully he felt badly about it
[95] badly off poor; impoverished
[96] (postpositive) Northern English dialect ill; poorly
[97] (usually postpositive) not in good health; sick
[98] characterized by or intending evil, harm, etc; hostile ill deeds
[99] causing or resulting in pain, harm, adversity, etc ill effects
[100] ascribing or imputing evil to something referred to ill repute
[101] promising an unfavourable outcome; unpropitious an ill omen
[102] harsh; lacking kindness ill will
[103] not up to an acceptable standard; faulty ill manners
[104] ill at ease unable to relax; uncomfortable
[105] evil or harm to wish a person ill
[106] a mild disease
[107] misfortune; trouble
[108] badly the title ill befits him
[109] with difficulty; hardly he can ill afford the money
[110] not rightly she ill deserves such good fortune
[111] not good; of poor quality; inadequate; inferior bad workmanship ; bad soil ; bad light for reading
[112] (often foll by at) lacking skill or talent; incompetent a bad painter ; bad at sports
[113] (often foll by for) harmful bad air ; smoking is bad for you
[114] immoral; evil a bad life
[115] naughty; mischievous; disobedient a bad child
[116] rotten; decayed; spoiled a bad egg
[117] severe; intense a bad headache
[118] incorrect; wrong; faulty bad pronunciation
[119] ill or in pain (esp in the phrase feel bad )
[120] regretful, sorry, or upset (esp in the phrase feel bad about )
[121] unfavourable; distressing bad news ; a bad business
[122] offensive; unpleasant; disagreeable bad language ; bad temper
[123] not valid or sound; void a bad cheque
[124] not recoverable a bad debt
[125] badder or baddest slang good; excellent
[126] go from bad to worse to deteriorate even more
[127] go bad to putrefy; spoil
[128] in a bad way informal seriously ill, through sickness or injury in trouble of any kind
[129] in someone's bad books See book (def. 21)
[130] make the best of a bad job to manage as well as possible in unfavourable circumstances
[131] not bad or not so bad informal passable; fair; fairly good
[132] not half bad informal very good
[133] too bad informal (often used dismissively) regrettable
[134] unfortunate or unpleasant events collectively (often in the phrase take the bad with the good )
[135] an immoral or degenerate state (often in the phrase go to the bad )
[136] the debit side of an account £200 to the bad
[137] my bad US and Canadian informal my fault or mistake
[138] not standard badly to want something bad
[139] a variant of bade

Words related to Worse

poor, bad, ill

Words nearby Worse

worrit, worry, worry beads, worryguts, worrywart, worse, worse for wear, worsen, worser, worset, worship

Origin of Worse

badlyFirst recorded in 1350–1400, badly is from the Middle English word baddeli. See bad1, -ly

Words that may be confused with Worse

WORDS, THAT, MAY, BE, CONFUSED, WITH, badlybad, badly, (see, usage, note, at, bad1), (see, usage, note, at, the, current, entry)

Other words from Worse

bad·ness , noun

Word origin for Worse

badC13: probably from bæd- , as the first element of Old English bǣddel hermaphrodite, bǣdling sodomite

Synonyms for Worse

bad, poor, ill, not so good