/wɜːs/, /wɔːs/, /wɝs/
OriginFrom Middle English worse, werse, from Old English wiersa, from Proto-West Germanic *wirsiʀō, from Proto-Germanic *wirsizô. Cognate with Dutch wers (“worse”).
- comparative, form-ofcomparative form of bad: more bad
“Your exam results are worse than before.”
- comparative, form-ofcomparative form of badly (adverb): more badly
“The harder you try, the worse you do.”
“Irregular bedtimes may disrupt healthy brain development in young children, according to a study of intelligence and sleeping habits. ¶ Going to bed at a different time each night affected girls more ”
- Less skillfully.
“He drives worse than anyone else I know.”
- More severely or seriously.
“The bad news affected me worse than it did my brother.”
- Used to start a sentence describing something that is worse.
“Her leg is infected. Still worse, she's developing a fever.”
- obsoleteLoss; disadvantage; defeat
“Judah was put to the worse before Israel.”
- That which is worse; something less good.
“Do not think the worse of him for his enterprise.”
- obsolete, transitiveTo make worse; to put at disadvantage; to discomfit.
“Weapons more violent, when next we meet, / May serve to better us and worse our foes.”
Formsverse(alternative) · worses(present, singular, third-person) · worsing(participle, present) · worsed(participle, past) · worsed(past)
Source: Wiktionary