worse
noun [U] /wɜːs/
/wɝːs/ Definition
C1 something that is more unpleasant or difficult: By the third month of the expedition they had endured many hardships, but worse was to follow. "What about the bride's dress - wasn't it appalling?" "I don't know, I've seen worse." → Compare better nounWorse and worst
(Definition of worse noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- aggravating adjective (MAKING WORSE)
- aggravation noun (MAKE WORSE)
- at worst idiom
- be in a different league idiom
- below/under par idiom
- can't hold a candle to idiom
- inferior adjective
- match noun (EQUAL)
- not be a patch on sth idiom
- not be in the same league idiom
- not half as idiom
- not in the same league idiom
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- rub salt in/into the wound idiom
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