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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Something inferior in quality or condition or effect
Example:
accused of cheating and lying and worse
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("worse" is a kind of...):
bad; badness (that which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency)
Derivation:
worse ((comparative of 'bad') inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability)
worse (changed for the worse in health or fitness)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(comparative of 'bad') inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
Example:
she was accused of worse things than cheating and lying
Classified under:
Similar:
worsened (made or become worse; impaired)
Domain usage:
comparative; comparative degree (the comparative form of an adjective or adverb)
Antonym:
better ((comparative of 'good') superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another)
Derivation:
worse (something inferior in quality or condition or effect)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Changed for the worse in health or fitness
Example:
her cold is worse
Synonyms:
worse; worsened
Classified under:
Antonym:
better ((comparative of 'good') changed for the better in health or fitness)
Derivation:
worse (something inferior in quality or condition or effect)
III. (adverb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(comparative of 'ill') in a less effective or successful or desirable manner
Example:
he did worse on the second exam
Classified under:
Domain usage:
comparative; comparative degree (the comparative form of an adjective or adverb)
Context examples:
Neurodegenerative disorders usually get worse over time and have no cure.
(Neurodegenerative disorder, NCI Dictionary)
Sometimes before giving treatment, doctors wait to see whether symptoms get worse.
(Neuroblastoma, NIH: National Cancer Institute)
Michigan Neuropathy Screening Instrument (MNSI) History; are your symptoms worse at night?
(MNSI - Symptoms Worse at Night, NCI Thesaurus)
It usually begins in the hands or feet and gets worse over time.
(Neuropathy, NCI Dictionary)
This acting scheme gets worse and worse, you see.
(Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen)
Early diagnosis and treatment can prevent some symptoms from getting worse.
(Paget's Disease of Bone, NIH: National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)
As the disease gets worse, you will probably have joint pain that becomes more severe.
(Osteonecrosis, NIH: National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)
It usually develops slowly, and may get worse over time.
(Chronic lung disease, NCI Dictionary)
CKD can get worse over time.
(Chronic Kidney Disease, NIH: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
It contained something worse than anybody could suppose!
(Northanger Abbey, by Jane Austen)
