WORST

worst

(adjective) (superlative of ‘bad’) most wanting in quality or value or condition; “the worst player on the team”; “the worst weather of the year”

worst

(adverb) to the highest degree of inferiority or badness; “She suffered worst of all”; “schools were the worst hit by government spending cuts”; “the worst dressed person present”

worst

(noun) the weakest effort or poorest achievement one is capable of; “it was the worst he had ever done on a test”

worst

(noun) the greatest damage or wickedness of which one is capable; “the invaders did their worst”; “so pure of heart that his worst is another man’s best”

worst

(noun) the least favorable outcome; “the worst that could happen”

worst, pip, mop up, whip, rack up

(verb) defeat thoroughly; “He mopped up the floor with his opponents”

BAD

bad, tough

(adjective) feeling physical discomfort or pain (‘tough’ is occasionally used colloquially for ‘bad’); “my throat feels bad”; “she felt bad all over”; “he was feeling tough after a restless night”

bad, spoiled, spoilt

(adjective) (of foodstuffs) not in an edible or usable condition; “bad meat”; “a refrigerator full of spoilt food”

bad, defective

(adjective) not working properly; “a bad telephone connection”; “a defective appliance”

bad, forged

(adjective) reproduced fraudulently; “like a bad penny...”; “a forged twenty dollar bill”

bad

(adjective) having undesirable or negative qualities; “a bad report card”; “his sloppy appearance made a bad impression”; “a bad little boy”; “clothes in bad shape”; “a bad cut”; “bad luck”; “the news was very bad”; “the reviews were bad”; “the pay is bad”; “it was a bad light for reading”; “the movie was a bad choice”

bad

(adjective) characterized by wickedness or immorality; “led a very bad life”

regretful, sorry, bad

(adjective) feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone; “felt regretful over his vanished youth”; “regretful over mistakes she had made”; “he felt bad about breaking the vase”

bad

(adjective) capable of harming; “bad air”; “smoking is bad for you”

bad, unfit, unsound

(adjective) physically unsound or diseased; “has a bad back”; “a bad heart”; “bad teeth”; “an unsound limb”; “unsound teeth”

bad, big

(adjective) very intense; “a bad headache”; “in a big rage”; “had a big (or bad) shock”; “a bad earthquake”; “a bad storm”

bad, risky, high-risk, speculative

(adjective) not financially safe or secure; “a bad investment”; “high risk investments”; “anything that promises to pay too much can’t help being risky”; “speculative business enterprises”

bad

(adjective) nonstandard; “so-called bad grammar”

bad

(adjective) below average in quality or performance; “a bad chess player”; “a bad recital”

bad, uncollectible

(adjective) not capable of being collected; “a bad (or uncollectible) debt”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Adjective

worst

superlative form of bad: most bad

Most inferior; doing the least good.

Most unfavorable.

Most harmful or severe.

Used with the definite article and an implied noun: something that is worst.

superlative form of ill: most ill

Usage notes

The comparative badder (for worse) and superlative baddest (for worst) derived from the positive bad are nonstandard. Worst may be further inflected to form the two additional superlatives worstest (nonstandard) and worstestest (informal, humorous). The comparative worser is also nonstandard.

Synonyms

• (most bad): baddest (nonstandard)

• (most ill): illest (nonstandard)

Antonyms

• best

Noun

worst (usually uncountable, plural worsts)

something or someone that is the worst

Adverb

worst

superlative form of bad: most bad

superlative form of ill: most ill

Verb

worst (third-person singular simple present worsts, present participle worsting, simple past and past participle worsted)

(archaic, transitive) To make worse.

(dated, intransitive) To grow worse; to deteriorate.

(rare) To outdo or defeat, especially in battle.

Anagrams

• rowts, strow, trows, worts

Source: Wiktionary

Worst, a., superl. of Bad. Etym: [OE. werst, worste, wurste, AS. wyrst, wierst, wierrest. See Worse, a.]

Definition: Bad, evil, or pernicious, in the highest degree, whether in a physical or moral sense. See Worse. "Heard so oft in worst extremes." Milton. I have a wife, the worst that may be. Chaucer. If thou hadst not been born the worst of men, Thou hadst been a knave and flatterer. Shak.

Worst, n.

Definition: That which is most bad or evil; the most severe, pernicious, calamitous, or wicked state or degree. The worst is not So long as we can say, This is the worst. Shak. He is always sure of finding diversion when the worst comes to the worst. Addison.

Worst, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Worsted; p. pr. & vb. n. Worsting.] Etym: [See Worse, v. t. & a.]

Definition: To gain advantage over, in contest or competition; to get the better of; to defeat; to overthrow; to discomfit. The . . . Philistines were worsted by the captivated ark. South.

Worst, v. i.

Definition: To grow worse; to deteriorate. [R.] "Every face . . . worsting." Jane Austen.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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