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Worse   /wərs/   Listen
Worse

adjective
1.
(comparative of 'bad') inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability.  "The road is in worse shape than it was" , "She was accused of worse things than cheating and lying"  Antonym: better.
2.
Changed for the worse in health or fitness.  Synonym: worsened.  "Her cold is worse"  Antonym: better.
adverb
1.
(comparative of 'ill') in a less effective or successful or desirable manner.
noun
1.
Something inferior in quality or condition or effect.  "Accused of cheating and lying and worse"


Bad

adjective
(compar. worse; superl. worst)
1.
Having undesirable or negative qualities.  "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"  Antonym: good.
2.
Very intense.  Synonym: big.  "In a big rage" , "Had a big (or bad) shock" , "A bad earthquake" , "A bad storm"
3.
Feeling physical discomfort or pain ('tough' is occasionally used colloquially for 'bad').  Synonym: tough.  "She felt bad all over" , "He was feeling tough after a restless night"
4.
(of foodstuffs) not in an edible or usable condition.  Synonyms: spoiled, spoilt.  "A refrigerator full of spoilt food"
5.
Feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone.  Synonyms: regretful, sorry.  "Regretful over mistakes she had made" , "He felt bad about breaking the vase"  Antonym: unregretful.
6.
Not capable of being collected.  Synonym: uncollectible.
7.
Below average in quality or performance.  "A bad recital"
8.
Nonstandard.
9.
Not financially safe or secure.  Synonyms: high-risk, risky, speculative.  "High risk investments" , "Anything that promises to pay too much can't help being risky" , "Speculative business enterprises"
10.
Physically unsound or diseased.  Synonyms: unfit, unsound.  "A bad heart" , "Bad teeth" , "An unsound limb" , "Unsound teeth"
11.
Capable of harming.  "Smoking is bad for you"
12.
Characterized by wickedness or immorality.
13.
Reproduced fraudulently.  Synonym: forged.  "A forged twenty dollar bill"
14.
Not working properly.  Synonym: defective.  "A defective appliance"



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"Worse" Quotes from Famous Books



... head with a little smile, which was infinitely sadder than tears. His cold silence was worse than an outburst of grief; it was like the keen frost that comes before snow, harder to bear than the snow itself. Presently he moved slightly towards his companion so that their arms were touching, and in his soft modulated voice, trained to ...
— The Slave Of The Lamp • Henry Seton Merriman
... anything of the sort. I never stoop to mere vituperation: what would my girls say of me if I did? I chose my words most carefully. I said they were tyrants, liars, and thieves; and so they are. Slattox is even worse. ...
— Getting Married • George Bernard Shaw
... not," replied the voice. "You shall not be the worse for it—I promise you that. You will be much the better for it. Just believe what I say, and do ...
— At the Back of the North Wind • Elizabeth Lewis and George MacDonald
... Bruce summoned all his nobles and barons to join him, when he heard of the great preparation which the king of England was making. They were not so numerous as the English by many thousand men. In fact, his whole army did not very much exceed thirty thousand men, and they were much worse armed than the wealthy Englishmen; but then Robert, who was at their head, was one of the most expert generals of the time, and the officers he had under him were his brother Edward, his nephew Randolph, his faithful ...
— Ten Great Events in History • James Johonnot
... His home-coming was proving a terrible disappointment to him, and he little dreamed how much worse than disappointment was yet ...
— Reels and Spindles - A Story of Mill Life • Evelyn Raymond


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