worse
/wɜːs/ adjectiveDefinition
LESS GOOD › comparative of bad: more unpleasant or difficult than something else that is also bad: The exam was worse than I expected. We'll have to stop the game if the rain gets any worse.
MORE ILL › more ill: The drugs aren't working, he just seems to be getting worse.
be none the worse for sth › to not be harmed or damaged by something: He seemed none the worse for the experience.
worse luck UK informal › used to show that you are annoyed or unhappy about something: I've got to work on Saturday, worse luck!
(Definition of worse adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
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