worse

adj. Comparative of bad¹., ill.

1. More inferior, as in quality, condition, or effect.
2. More severe or unfavorable.
3. Being further from a standard; less desirable or satisfactory.
4. Being in poorer health; more ill.

n.
Something that is worse: Of the two routes, the eastern one is the worse. She was accused of cheating on exams, lying, and worse.

adv. Comparative of badly., ill.
In a worse manner; to a worse degree.

idiom:

for better or (for) worse

1. Whether the situation or consequences be good or ill: For better or worse, he trusts everyone.

[Middle English, from Old English wyrsa.]

Idioms beginning with worse:
worse for wear

In addition to the idiom beginning with worse, also see all the (worse); bark is worse than one's bite; fate worse than death; for better or for worse; from bad to worse; if worst comes to worst; none the worse; take a turn for the better (worse). Also see under worst.

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IN BRIEF: More unfavorable. Also: Less well.

Some remedies are worse than the disease. — Publilius Syrus (fl. 1st Cent. BC-).

Note: click on a word meaning below to see its connections and related words.

The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: something inferior in quality or condition or effect

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The adjective worse has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: (comparative of `bad') inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
  Antonym: better (meaning #1)

Meaning #2: changed for the worse in health or fitness
  Synonym: worsened
  Antonym: better (meaning #2)

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The adverb worse has one meaning:

Meaning #1: (comparative of `ill') in a less effective or successful or desirable manner

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - værre, ringere
adv. - værre
n. - værste, ringe

idioms:

• none the worse    ikke tage skade
• the worse for    slidt, medtaget
• worse off    værre stillet

Nederlands (Dutch)
erger, slechter

Français (French)
adj. - pire, pire que, plus mauvais, plus mal
adv. - moins bien, plus mal, pire (encore)
n. - pire

idioms:

• none the worse    pas plus mal
• the worse for    plus mal
• worse off    encore pire que, avoir moins d'argent que, (être) dans une situation pire

Deutsch (German)
adj. - schlechter, schlimmer
n. - Schlimmeres
adv. - schlimmer

idioms:

• none the worse    nicht schlechter, in keinem schlechteren Zustand
• the worse for    in schlechterem Zustand wegen
• worse off    schlechter dran

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - χειρότερος, (επίρ.) χειρότερα
n. - κάτι χειρότερο, πιο κακό

idioms:

• none the worse    αλώβητος, απείραχτος, άθιχτος από
• the worse for    χάλια από..
• worse off    σε χειρότερη μοίρα

Italiano (Italian)
peggio

idioms:

• none the worse    ugualmente
• the worse for    peggio per
• worse off    in situazione peggiore

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - pior
n. - pior (m)

idioms:

• none the worse    não estar ressentido, não se portar mal
• the worse for    o pior para
• worse off    pior

Русский (Russian)
худшее, худший, в худшем состоянии здоровья, хуже, сильнее

idioms:

• none the worse    ничуть не пострадать от чего-л.
• the worse for    пострадать от чего-л.
• worse off    усугубиться, стать еще хуже

Español (Spanish)
adj. - peor
adv. - peor
n. - algo peor, cosa peor

idioms:

• none the worse    no haberlo dañado en absoluto, no ser menos aceptable o deseable
• the worse for    lo peor para
• worse off    estar peor, quedar en situación peor

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - sämre, värre
n. - ngt värre

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
更坏的, 更恶劣的, 更坏地, 更恶劣地, 较坏者, 更恶劣的事, 更坏的事

idioms:

• none the worse    依然如故, 并不更差
• the worse for    被用坏, 用旧, 破旧不堪, 疲惫, 十分疲倦的
• worse off    恶化, 情况更坏

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 更壞的, 更惡劣的
adv. - 更壞地, 更惡劣地
n. - 較壞者, 更惡劣的事, 更壞的事

idioms:

• none the worse    依然如故, 並不更差
• the worse for    被用壞, 用舊, 破舊不堪, 疲憊, 十分疲倦的
• worse off    惡化, 情況更壞

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 보다 나쁜, 악화된
adv. - 더 나쁘게, 보다 심하게, 더 서투르게
n. - 더욱 나쁨, 불리, 패배

idioms:

• the worse for    ~때문에 악화되어, 상태가 나빠져

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - いっそう悪い
n. - いっそう悪いこと, いっそう悪い方
adv. - なお悪く, いっそうひどく

idioms:

• none the worse    やはり
• the worse for    ～のためいっそうひどい
• the worse for wear    疲れきって, 着古して
• worse luck    運悪く
• worse off    悪化する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) أسوأ, أردأ, شر (الاسم) الأسوأ, الأردأ, شر‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮יותר גרוע, יותר רע‬
adv. - ‮בצורה גרועה יותר, יותר רע, בצורה גרועה מ-‬
n. - ‮דבר גרוע‬

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