Worse | Mean of worse in English Dictionary

/ˈwɚs/

• lower in quality
1. His schoolwork/grades got worse after his parents split up.
2. Her second book was worse than her first one.
3. Her first book was bad, but her second one is even worse.
4. This one is no worse than that one.
• less pleasant, attractive, appealing, effective, useful, etc.
1. Could the situation get any worse?
2. You have even worse luck than I do.
3. It turned out to be a worse idea than we originally thought.
4. She ended up in worse shape than when she started.
5. Things are bad for him now, but he was in a worse situation last week.
6. Cheer up. Things could be worse, you know.
7. I have even/still worse news for you.
8. He broke the vase but what is worse, he lied to me about it.
9. There's nothing worse than having wet socks.
10. 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
1. Her symptoms have gotten/grown worse.
2. Don't scratch your rash or you'll make it worse.
3. Lying will only get you into worse trouble.
4. The rain got worse as the day went on.

• in poorer health than before
1. We thought she had recovered, but then she got/grew/became worse.
2. I feel worse today than I felt yesterday.
3. The medicine seems to have made the patient worse.
• less happy or pleased
1. After we talked, I felt even worse.
2. The more I dwelled on my mistakes, the worse I felt.
• less appropriate or acceptable
1. There are worse ways to spend your money/time.
2. You couldn't have picked a worse time to ask for a raise.
• less morally right or good
1. It may be no worse to cheat than to steal.
2. People have done worse things.
• less skillful
1. He's a worse dancer than I am.
2. I've gotten worse at golf.
• in a worse way
1. I did much worse on my second try.
2. You drive worse than he does.
3. That isn't an excellent score, but you could have done worse.
4. She was hurt worse than I was.
• Noun
• something that is worse
1. I didn't want to tell her that worse was yet to come.
2. Her accusations don't bother me. I've been accused of worse.
3. The patient's condition took a turn for the worse [=became worse] overnight.
4. When I lost my job, my life took a turn for the worse.