worse
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Definition of worse
(Entry 1 of 3)
comparative of bad
or of ill
worse
nounDefinition of worse (Entry 2 of 3)
worse
adverbDefinition of worse (Entry 3 of 3)
comparative of bad
or badly
or of ill
or illy
Examples of worse in a Sentence
Adjective
His schoolwork got worse after his parents split up. Her second book was worse than her first one. Her first book was bad, but her second one is even worse. This one is no worse than that one. Could the situation get any worse? You have even worse luck than I do. It turned out to be a worse idea than we originally thought. She ended up in worse shape than when she started. Things are bad for him now, but he was in a worse situation last week. Cheer up. Things could be worse, you know.Noun
I didn't want to tell her that worse was yet to come. Her accusations don't bother me. I've been accused of worse. When I lost my job, my life took a turn for the worse.Adverb
I did much worse on my second try. You drive worse than he does. That isn't an excellent score, but you could have done worse. She was hurt worse than I was.
Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective
Worse case: James leaves so Altman pays Thomas to form a superstar duo with Love and explores trades for a third star with his lottery pick. — Ben Golliver, SI.com, "Koby Altman's Magic Act Lets LeBron Know There's Life After Kyrie," 23 Aug. 2017Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
What made the prejudice worse was that the entire institutional infrastructure of college basketball was in on it; coaches, athletic directors and alumni. — John Kass, chicagotribune.com, "Loyola’s legacy: Rejecting racial preference in pursuit of excellence," 27 Mar. 2018Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb
Johnson, who holds a Kentucky offer, kept it from getting worse on the scoreboard. — Matt Goul, cleveland.com, "Olmsted Falls maintains its bite; why Brunswick’s chain has stronger links: HS football quick hits," 9 Sep. 2019 The answer is: not very much, probably, but making things marginally better is a much more intelligent choice than making things marginally worse. — Kevin D. Williamson, National Review, "Harm-Reduction Beats Drug War as a Response to Addiction," 6 Sep. 2019 There are some things that may help relieve the discomfort of measles or help people from feeling even worse, however. — Amanda Macmillan, Health.com, "So There's a Measles Outbreak Near You. How Worried Should You Be?," 5 Sep. 2019 What makes their absence worse are the stories that are getting spun around it. — Seattle Times Staff, The Seattle Times, "‘There’s nothing you can do to fix this’: The best comments this week on seattletimes.com," 17 Aug. 2019 Trump’s tariffs on imports from China and elsewhere are adding to the dollar’s strength as well, making matters even worse. — Los Angeles Times, "The dollar’s international dominance is a problem. Here’s why," 26 Aug. 2019 And make no mistake, the race for last place surely hurts the fan base even worse considering how the club had its first divisional crown in its sights last season. — Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, "The Rockies and Padres race for last place in the National League West," 23 Aug. 2019 His five seasons in College Park were middling, and his last two campaigns at UConn in 2017 and 2018 have gone even worse. — The Si Staff, SI.com, "2019 College Football Crystal Ball: Playoff Picks, Darkhorse Predictions and More," 21 Aug. 2019 Trump is doing even worse among women who identify as independents; 32 percent approve of him while 63 percent disapprove. — Ella Nilsen, Vox, "Suburban women want Congress to act on gun control, Republican poll finds," 20 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'worse.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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worse
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Kids Definition of worse
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comparative of bad
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