worse

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Translations 1.3.2 Derived terms 1.3.3 Related terms 1.4 Adverb 1.5 Noun 1.6 Anagrams

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /wɜːs/
• (US) IPA: /wɝs/
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• Rhymes: -ɜː(r)s

[edit] Etymology

Old English wyrsa

[edit] Adjective

worse

1. Comparative form of bad: more bad.

   Your exam results are worse than before.

2. Comparative form of ill: more ill.

   She was very ill last week but this week she’s worse.

3. Of lower quality, less desirable.
4. More severe or serious.
5. More evil.

[edit] Translations

[edit] Derived terms

• go from bad to worse
• the worse for wear

[edit] Related terms

• worst

[edit] Adverb

worse

1. Comparative form of badly: more badly.

   He drives worse than anyone I know.

2. Comparative form of ill: more ill.

   He's worse-mannered than she is.

3. Less skillfully.
4. More severely or seriously.
5. (sentence adverb) Used to start a sentence.

   Her leg is infected. Still worse, she's developing a fever.

[edit] Noun

worse

1. A worse condition.

   His mood took a turn for the worse.

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: eorsw
• owers
• resow
• serow
• sower
• swore