worse

Từ điển Collocation

worse adj.

VERBS be, feel, look, seem I feel even worse today! | become, get, grow The problem is getting worse all the time. The pain grew worse. | make sth Ignoring the problem will make it worse.

ADV. considerably, dramatically, far, a good/great deal, infinitely, a lot, (very) much, a sight, significantly It's much worse for the parents than it is for the child. Things could be a sight worse than they are. | almost The area seemed almost worse than the city he had left. | a little, rather, slightly, substantially | progressively, steadily The problem became progressively worse. | even, still We've run out of petrol. Worse still, we can't get any more until tomorrow.

Từ điển WordNet

    n.

  • something inferior in quality or condition or effect

    for better or for worse

    accused of cheating and lying and worse

    adj.

  • (comparative of `bad') inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability

    this road is worse than the first one we took

    the road is in worse shape than it was

    she was accused of worse things than cheating and lying

  • changed for the worse in health or fitness; worsened

    I feel worse today

    her cold is worse

    adv.

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

    he did worse on the second exam

    n.

  • that which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency; badness

    take the bad with the good

    adj.

  • 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

  • very intense; big

    a bad headache

    in a big rage

    had a big (or bad) shock

    a bad earthquake

    a bad storm

  • feeling physical discomfort or pain (`tough' is occasionally used colloquially for `bad'); tough

    my throat feels bad

    she felt bad all over

    he was feeling tough after a restless night

  • (of foodstuffs) not in an edible or usable condition; spoiled, spoilt

    bad meat

    a refrigerator full of spoilt food

  • feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone; regretful, sorry

    felt regretful over his vanished youth

    regretful over mistakes she had made

    he felt bad about breaking the vase

  • not capable of being collected; uncollectible

    a bad (or uncollectible) debt

  • below average in quality or performance

    a bad chess player

    a bad recital

  • nonstandard

    so-called bad grammar

  • not financially safe or secure; risky, high-risk, speculative

    a bad investment

    high risk investments

    anything that promises to pay too much can't help being risky

    speculative business enterprises

  • physically unsound or diseased; unfit, unsound

    has a bad back

    a bad heart

    bad teeth

    an unsound limb

    unsound teeth

  • capable of harming

    bad habits

    bad air

    smoking is bad for you

  • characterized by wickedness or immorality; immoral

    led a very bad life

  • reproduced fraudulently; forged

    like a bad penny...

    a forged twenty dollar bill

  • not working properly; defective

    a bad telephone connection

    a defective appliance

    adv.

  • with great intensity (`bad' is a nonstandard variant for `badly'); badly

    the injury hurt badly

    the buildings were badly shaken

    it hurts bad

    we need water bad

  • very much; strongly; badly

    I wanted it badly enough to work hard for it

    the cables had sagged badly

    they were badly in need of help

    he wants a bicycle so bad he can taste it

English Synonym and Antonym Dictionary


syn.: betterworse|worst
syn.: evil unfavorable wrong
ant.: good