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worse

/ˈwɚs/

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adjective

comparative form of 1bad

lower in quality

His schoolwork/grades 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.

less pleasant, attractive, appealing, effective, useful, etc.

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.

I have even/still worse news for you.

He broke the vase but what is worse, he lied to me about it.

There's nothing worse than having wet socks.

My car broke down, and to make matters worse, I can't afford to fix it. [=the situation is even worse because I can't afford to fix it]

more serious or severe

Her symptoms have gotten/grown worse.

Don't scratch your rash or you'll make it worse.

Lying will only get you into worse trouble.

The rain got worse as the day went on.

in poorer health than before

We thought she had recovered, but then she got/grew/became worse.

I feel worse today than I felt yesterday.

The medicine seems to have made the patient worse.

less happy or pleased

After we talked, I felt even worse.

The more I dwelled on my mistakes, the worse I felt.

less appropriate or acceptable

There are worse ways to spend your money/time.

You couldn't have picked a worse time to ask for a raise.

less morally right or good

It may be no worse to cheat than to steal.

People have done worse things.

less skillful

He's a worse dancer than I am.

I've gotten worse at golf.

from bad to worse

xem bad

worse for wear

xem wear

your bark is worse than your bite

xem bark

adverb

comparative form of badly

in a worse way

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.

used to say that what is going to be described is worse than what was mentioned before

I got into an accident and suffered a cut on my arm. Worse, my car was totaled.

I was scared that they were going to laugh at meor worse, beat me up.

She found out that he was cheating on her. Even worse, her friends knew that he was and never told her.

could do worse

used to say that a particular choice, action, etc., is not a bad one

You could do worse than to vote for her. [=voting for her would be a good idea]

noun

[noncount] :something that is worse

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.

The patient's condition took a turn for the worse [=became worse] overnight.

When I lost my job, my life took a turn for the worse.

for better or (for) worse

xem better

if (the) worse comes to (the) worst, if worse comes to worse

xem worst

* Các từ tương tự:
worse off, worsen