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worse

/ worse /
noun/adjective

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
something inferior in quality or condition or effect
"for better or for worse"
"accused of cheating and lying and worse"
Type of:
bad badness
adjective Sense 2
(comparative of `bad'') inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
"this road is worse than the first one we took"
"the road is in worse shape than it was"
"she was accused of worse things than cheating and lying"
Similar:
worsened
Opposites:
better
Domain:
comparative
adjective Sense 3
changed for the worse in health or fitness
"I feel worse today"
"her cold is worse"
Opposites:
better
adverb Sense 4
(comparative of `ill'') in a less effective or successful or desirable manner
"he did worse on the second exam"
Domain:
comparative
Semantic Complexity
62%
Sense Count
4
Total Synonyms
1
Total Relationships
5
Times Searched
3
Relationship Distribution

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