worse
/wɜːs//wɝs/adjective
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Unfavorable; negative; not good.
Example: Abducting children is bad for mothers.
Not suitable or fitting.
Example: Do you think it is a bad idea to confront him directly?
Not appropriate, of manners etc.
Example: It is bad manners to talk with your mouth full.
Unhealthy; liable to cause health problems.
Example: Lard is bad for you. Smoking is bad for you, too. Grapes are bad for dogs but not for humans.
adverb
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In a bad manner.
Very much; to a great degree.
Example: I want it so badly.
adjective
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Evil; wicked (of people).
Morally reprehensible (of behaviour etc.); blameworthy.
Indicative of unkind or malevolent intentions; harsh, cruel.
Example: He suffered from ill treatment.
Unpropitious, unkind, faulty, not up to reasonable standard.
Example: ill manners; ill will
adverb
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Not well; imperfectly, badly; hardly.
noun
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Loss; disadvantage; defeat.
That which is worse; something less good.
Example: Do not think the worse of him for his enterprise.
verb
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To make worse; to put at disadvantage; to discomfit.