Worse
adjective
Not as good as someone or something else.
Her eyesight is getting worse.
Often appears as...
- get worse
- feel worse
adverb
To a more severe or serious degree.
Things have been going steadily worse.
Often appears as...
- going worse
- getting worse
noun
Something more serious or severe.
She always thinks the worst.
Often appears as...
- the worst
- expect the worse
comparative adjective
Of a lower quality, less skillful, or less beneficial.
He's the worse player on the team.
Often appears as...
- the worse player
- feel worse
adjective
Not as good as someone or something else.
Her eyesight is getting worse.
Often appears as...
- get worse
- feel worse
adverb
To a more severe or serious degree.
Things have been going steadily worse.
Often appears as...
- going worse
- getting worse
noun
Something more serious or severe.
She always thinks the worst.
Often appears as...
- the worst
- expect the worse
comparative adjective
Of a lower quality, less skillful, or less beneficial.
He's the worse player on the team.
Often appears as...
- the worse player
- feel worse
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/2Comparative Usage
Use 'worse' when comparing two things, showing one is less good than the other.
The weather today is worse than yesterday.
Pro Tip 2/2Emotional Tone
'Worse' often conveys disappointment or negativity regarding a situation.
I felt worse after hearing the bad news.
Pro Tip 1/2Comparative Usage
Use 'worse' when comparing two things, showing one is less good than the other.
The weather today is worse than yesterday.
Pro Tip 2/2Emotional Tone
'Worse' often conveys disappointment or negativity regarding a situation.
I felt worse after hearing the bad news.
Pro Tip 1/2Comparative Usage
Use 'worse' when comparing two things, showing one is less good than the other.
The weather today is worse than yesterday.
Pro Tip 2/2Emotional Tone
'Worse' often conveys disappointment or negativity regarding a situation.
I felt worse after hearing the bad news.
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The loathsome, lethal...
that mosquitos aren't actually all that important. If we got rid of them, they argue, another species would simply take their place and we'd probably have far fewer deaths from malaria. The problem is that nobody knows what would happen if we killed off all the mosquitos. Something better might take their spot or perhaps something even worse.
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What gives a dollar bill...
while more goods and services are produced, each dollar's value would increase in a process known as deflation. So which is worse? Too much inflation means that the money in your wallet today will be worth less tomorrow, making you want to spend it right away. While this would stimulate business, it would also encourage overconsumption,
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The benefits of good...
Sitting in an awkward position for a long time can promote poor posture, and so can using computers or mobile devices, which encourage you to look downward. Many studies suggest that, on average, posture is getting worse. So what does good posture look like? When you look at the spine from the front or the back,
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Paul Tudor Jones II: Why...
On the horizontal axis is income inequality. The further to the right you go, the greater the income inequality. On the vertical axis are nine social and health metrics. The more you go up that, the worse the problems are, and those metrics include life expectancy, teenage pregnancy, literacy,
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Before the Flood -...
over half a century try to have a conversation with anyone about climate change people just - now climate change climate change and change and the problem seems to be getting worse and worse and worse the truth is the more I've learned about this issue and everything that contributes to the
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Why are some people...
were designed for the right-handed majority. Because lefties are worse at using these tools, and suffer from higher accident rates, they would be less successful in a purely cooperative world, eventually disappearing from the population. So by correctly predicting the distribution
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What happens during a...
They're the fastest way to get to a hospital. Taking aspirin, which thins the blood, and nitroglycerin, which opens up the artery, can help keep the heart attack from getting worse. In the emergency room, doctors can diagnose a heart attack. They commonly use an electrocardiogram
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How to create a great...
if you're not careful they can start to sound like pharmaceutical drugs or worse the name of a sofa from ikea associative names work by reflecting imagery meaning back to their back to the brand the amazon in south america is the world's largest river therefore the
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Can you solve the frog...
So you're stranded in a huge rainforest, and you've eaten a poisonous mushroom. To save your life, you need the antidote excreted by a certain species of frog. Unfortunately, only the female of the species produces the antidote, and to make matters worse,
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Should Primates be Kept...
are life long. Luckily they're reducing a lot. We've met quite a few of them. Are there any primates here that, you know, you try to stay away from as much as possible that have maybe issues that are strong, worse than the others?
Video examples
The loathsome, lethal...
that mosquitos aren't actually all that important. If we got rid of them, they argue, another species would simply take their place and we'd probably have far fewer deaths from malaria. The problem is that nobody knows what would happen if we killed off all the mosquitos. Something better might take their spot or perhaps something even worse.
Video examples
What gives a dollar bill...
while more goods and services are produced, each dollar's value would increase in a process known as deflation. So which is worse? Too much inflation means that the money in your wallet today will be worth less tomorrow, making you want to spend it right away. While this would stimulate business, it would also encourage overconsumption,
Video examples
The benefits of good...
Sitting in an awkward position for a long time can promote poor posture, and so can using computers or mobile devices, which encourage you to look downward. Many studies suggest that, on average, posture is getting worse. So what does good posture look like? When you look at the spine from the front or the back,
Video examples
Paul Tudor Jones II: Why...
On the horizontal axis is income inequality. The further to the right you go, the greater the income inequality. On the vertical axis are nine social and health metrics. The more you go up that, the worse the problems are, and those metrics include life expectancy, teenage pregnancy, literacy,
Video examples
Before the Flood -...
over half a century try to have a conversation with anyone about climate change people just - now climate change climate change and change and the problem seems to be getting worse and worse and worse the truth is the more I've learned about this issue and everything that contributes to the
Video examples
Why are some people...
were designed for the right-handed majority. Because lefties are worse at using these tools, and suffer from higher accident rates, they would be less successful in a purely cooperative world, eventually disappearing from the population. So by correctly predicting the distribution
Video examples
What happens during a...
They're the fastest way to get to a hospital. Taking aspirin, which thins the blood, and nitroglycerin, which opens up the artery, can help keep the heart attack from getting worse. In the emergency room, doctors can diagnose a heart attack. They commonly use an electrocardiogram
Video examples
How to create a great...
if you're not careful they can start to sound like pharmaceutical drugs or worse the name of a sofa from ikea associative names work by reflecting imagery meaning back to their back to the brand the amazon in south america is the world's largest river therefore the
Video examples
Can you solve the frog...
So you're stranded in a huge rainforest, and you've eaten a poisonous mushroom. To save your life, you need the antidote excreted by a certain species of frog. Unfortunately, only the female of the species produces the antidote, and to make matters worse,
Video examples
Should Primates be Kept...
are life long. Luckily they're reducing a lot. We've met quite a few of them. Are there any primates here that, you know, you try to stay away from as much as possible that have maybe issues that are strong, worse than the others?
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Tyler Perry
American Actor
I know that there are a lot of people out there with stories far worse than mine but you, too, can make it. To those of you who have, welcome to life. I celebrate you.
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Marcus Aurelius
Roman Leader
Anything in any way beautiful derives its beauty from itself and asks nothing beyond itself. Praise is no part of it, for nothing is made worse or better by praise.
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Joel Osteen
American Clergyman
So many people are looking at what's wrong, and I try to encourage them to look at what's right in their life. A lot of people have it a lot worse than you do.
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Farrah Abraham
American Entertainer
Nothing I have ever done has made my future worse, my parents' life worse, my daughter's life worse.
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Oscar Wilde
Irish Poet
There is only one thing in life worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about.
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Will Rogers
American Actor
Last year we said, 'Things can't go on like this', and they didn't, they got worse.
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India Arie
American Musician
I don't want the world to get any worse. I want to make it better.
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Thomas Fuller
English Clergyman
Travel makes a wise man better, and a fool worse.
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Felix Dennis
British Publisher
False praise is worse than no praise.
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Tacitus
Roman Historian
A bad peace is even worse than war.
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Tyler Perry
American Actor
I know that there are a lot of people out there with stories far worse than mine but you, too, can make it. To those of you who have, welcome to life. I celebrate you.
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Marcus Aurelius
Roman Leader
Anything in any way beautiful derives its beauty from itself and asks nothing beyond itself. Praise is no part of it, for nothing is made worse or better by praise.
Quote examples
Joel Osteen
American Clergyman
So many people are looking at what's wrong, and I try to encourage them to look at what's right in their life. A lot of people have it a lot worse than you do.
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Farrah Abraham
American Entertainer
Nothing I have ever done has made my future worse, my parents' life worse, my daughter's life worse.
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Oscar Wilde
Irish Poet
There is only one thing in life worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about.
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Will Rogers
American Actor
Last year we said, 'Things can't go on like this', and they didn't, they got worse.
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India Arie
American Musician
I don't want the world to get any worse. I want to make it better.
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Thomas Fuller
English Clergyman
Travel makes a wise man better, and a fool worse.
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Felix Dennis
British Publisher
False praise is worse than no praise.
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Tacitus
Roman Historian
A bad peace is even worse than war.
Example 1 of 10
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