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worse

/wɜːs/ · adjective

Meaning

  1. Unfavorable; negative; not good.
  2. Not suitable or fitting.
  3. Not appropriate, of manners etc.
  4. Unhealthy; liable to cause health problems.
  5. Sickly, unhealthy, unwell.
  6. Not behaving; behaving badly; misbehaving; mischievous or disobedient.
  7. In a bad manner.
  8. Very much; to a great degree.
  9. Evil; wicked (of people).
  10. Morally reprehensible (of behaviour etc.); blameworthy.
  11. Indicative of unkind or malevolent intentions; harsh, cruel.
  12. Unpropitious, unkind, faulty, not up to reasonable standard.
  13. Unwell in terms of health or physical condition; sick.
  14. Having an urge to vomit.
  15. Not well; imperfectly, badly; hardly.
  16. Loss; disadvantage; defeat.
  17. That which is worse; something less good.
  18. To make worse; to put at disadvantage; to discomfit.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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