worse

worse1 [ wɜrs ] adjective ***

more unpleasant or bad than something else or than before:

worse than: The injury looked a lot worse than it really was.

get worse: Our performance got worse as the game went on.

worse and worse: The company's financial trouble kept on getting worse and worse.

something is made worse by something: The problems were made worse by the rapid growth in population.

a. sicker than before:

She's feeling much worse today.

(it) could be worse SPOKEN

used for saying that a situation is better than it might have been, although it is still bad:

Could be worse. At least you didn't lose any money.

make matters/things worse

used for talking about something that makes a bad situation worse:

These new crops are making matters worse by destroying traditional agriculture.

there's nothing worse than (doing) something SPOKEN

used for talking about things you dislike very much:

There's nothing worse than feeling ill in a strange place.

you could do worse INFORMAL

used for saying that you think something is fairly good:

For a job that pays well, you could do worse than become a plumber.

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worse

worse 2 [ wɜrs ] adverb *

1. ) more badly:

They played even worse in the second half.

2. ) more severely:

The leg seemed to be hurting worse than ever.

worse

worse 3 [ wɜrs ] noun

for the worse

in a way that makes a situation worse:

Things have definitely taken a turn for the worse.

the worse for (the) wear INFORMAL

sick or damaged

worse was to come/follow FORMAL

used for saying that a bad situation became worse

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