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10 Language-to-English DictionariesWorse
/wɜːs/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Of more bad quality, greater severity, or more unfavorable condition than another.
"The weather today is much worse than it was yesterday."
- 1
More badly or to a greater degree of inferiority.
"He played even worse in the second half of the match."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old English 'wiersa', meaning 'worse', of Germanic origin and related to Old High German 'wirsiro'. The historical comparative form of 'bad', it evolved through Middle English to standard modern usage.
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pire
Transliteration: peer
"La situation est pire que prévue."
schlimmer
Transliteration: shlimer
"Das Wetter ist heute schlimmer."
peggiore
Transliteration: pedjyore
"Questo è il momento peggiore."
peor
Transliteration: peor
"Su salud está peor hoy."
pior
Transliteration: pyor
"Esta situação é pior do que parece."
बतर
Transliteration: badtar
Script: बदतर
"स्थिति कल से भी बदतर है।"
更坏
Transliteration: gèng huài
"情况变得更坏了。"
더 나쁜
Transliteration: deo nappeun
"상황이 더 나빠졌다."
より悪い
Transliteration: yori warui
"状況は以前より悪いです。"
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