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worse off

adjective [after verb]
 
 

Definition

poorer or in a more difficult situation: If Rick loses his job we'll be even worse off.Poverty and poorWorse and worst
(Definition of worse off adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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