worst vs worse

Definitions

noun

1. the greatest damage or wickedness of which one is capable
2. the weakest effort or poorest achievement one is capable of
3. the least favorable outcome

adverb

1. to the highest degree of inferiority or badness

adjective

1. (superlative of `bad') most wanting in quality or value or condition

verb

1. defeat thoroughly

Examples

I used to think the worst feeling was losing someone you love. But, I was wrong. The worst feeling is the moment you have lost yourself.

Some might say, at worst, armed insurrection.

I do not of course mean, Heaven forbid! that people should try to converse seriously; that results in the worst kind of dreariness, in feeling, as Stevenson said, that one has the brain of a sheep and the eyes of a boiled codfish.

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Definitions

noun

1. something inferior in quality or condition or effect

adjective

1. (comparative of `bad') inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
2. changed for the worse in health or fitness

adverb

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

Examples

A lot of teachers expect the situation to worsen over the next few years.

There were subtle lines on the forehead - just making it all a bit worse!

And it does not get a great deal worse than this.

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