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worst
[wurst]
adjective
bad or ill in the highest, greatest, or most extreme degree.
the worst person.
most faulty, unsatisfactory, or objectionable.
the worst paper submitted.
most unfavorable or injurious.
in the poorest condition.
the worst house on the block.
most unpleasant, unattractive, or disagreeable.
the worst personality I've ever known.
most lacking in skill; least skilled.
He’s the worst player on the team.
noun
that which is worst.
adverb
in the most evil, wicked, severe, or disadvantageous manner.
with the most severity, intensity, etc.; in the greatest degree.
worst
/ ɜː /
adjective
the superlative of bad 1
adverb
in the most extreme or bad manner or degree
least well, suitably, or acceptably
(in combination) in or to the smallest degree or extent; least
worst-loved
noun
the least good or most inferior person, thing, or part in a group, narrative, etc
(often preceded by at) the most poor, unpleasant, or unskilled quality or condition
television is at its worst these days
the greatest amount of damage or wickedness of which a person or group is capable
the invaders came and did their worst
the weakest effort or poorest achievement that a person or group is capable of making
the applicant did his worst at the test because he did not want the job
in the least favourable interpretation or view
under the least favourable conditions
if all the more desirable alternatives become impossible or if the worst possible thing happens
to enjoy the least benefit from an issue or be defeated in it
verb
(tr) to get the advantage over; defeat or beat
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of worst1
Idioms and Phrases
if worst comes to worst, if the very worst happens.
If worst comes to worst, we still have some money in reserve.
in the worst way, in an extreme degree; very much: Also the worst way.
She wanted a new robe for Christmas in the worst way.
get the worst of, to be defeated in; experience the most harm from.
New Jersey got the worst of the storm.
at worst, if the worst happens; under the worst conditions: Also at the worst.
He will be expelled from school, at worst.
Example Sentences
"I don't think it's something that I would ever say to my worst enemy. It's just an awful, awful thing to say to anyone. It's horrible."
The US and the UK have been preparing for the worst.
"Feeling unsafe about your family is the worst thing you could experience."
do we do with the idea that the worst offenses can also sometimes create art?
As a thriller writer, I wanted to explore the absolute worst possible outcome of that reliance.
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When To Use
Worst describes something as being bad in the highest degree possible. Worst is also used to mean a thing that is the baddest possible and to mean something done in the baddest manner possible. Worst has several other senses as an adjective, adverb, noun, and verb.Worst is a superlative of the word bad. Simply put, worst describes something as being the baddest out of a group, category, list, and the like. This can mean something is most evil, is least skilled, is most unsatisfactory, is of the poorest quality, or is most unpleasant. someone thinks of as the worst something depends on what they’re judging that thing on. As with bad, worst is often a person’s opinion.
- Real-life examples: Everybody has a movie that they think is the worst (poorest quality or most unpleasant to watch) movie ever made. The worst student in a class could be the one who scores the lowest on tests or the one who misbehaves the most. A runner who records the worst time in a race is the one who ran the slowest. The worst person you know might be the one with the most unpleasant personality or who treats you the most poorly.
- Used in a sentence: Jessica got a 50 on the test, making her grade the worst in the class.
- Real-life examples: A person who is the least skilled at painting among a group of painters is the worst. A pie that is the least pleasant to eat out of a group of pies is the worst.
- Used in a sentence: I have played a lot of bad video games, but that one is the worst of them all.
- Used in a sentence: We didn’t get any runners on base, making today’s baseball game the worst one this year.
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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