english
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general::
adj.
inferior:
We are in worse condition.
adv.
inferior:
It was worse than we thought.
Simple Definitions
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general::
In addition to the idiom beginning with WORSE, Also see ALL THE (WORSE); BARK IS WORSE THAN ONE'S BITE; FATE WORSE THAN DEATH; FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE; FROM BAD TO WORSE; IF WORST COMES TO WORST; NONE THE WORSE; TAKE A TURN FOR THE BETTER (WORSE). Also see UNDER WORST.
American Heritage Idioms
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general::
worse
more unpleasant, bad, severe etc, or of a lower standard or quality:
• Recent reports indicate that the situation is getting worse. • Your French is even worse than mine!
inferior
of a lower standard or quality than something else, or less good than someone else:
• Their wines are of inferior quality. • an inferior product • Trying to do things on the cheap only results in an inferior service.
not compare with something
used to emphasize that someone or something is not nearly as good, big, or nice as someone or something else:
• This recording just doesn’t compare with his early recordings. • Our sales this year do not compare with last year’s outstanding results.
not be in the same league
informal used to emphasize that the standard of someone or something is not nearly as good as someone or something else:
• He’s pretty good, but he’s not in the same league as his brother.
not be a patch on something/somebody
British English informal use this to emphasize that something is not nearly as good as something else, especially something that came before it:
• The film wasn’t a patch on the book. • He’s not a patch on Tarantino as an director.
Longman-Thesaurus
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general::
worse
adverbs
much/a lot/far worse
• Conditions were much worse in rural areas.
considerably/substantially worse
• To make matters considerably worse, he lost his job.
infinitely worse
(= very much worse )
• My fate could have been infinitely worse.
progressively/steadily worse
• The violence grew progressively worse.
even worse
• My cooking’s even worse than yours.
verbs
get/become/grow worse
• The recession was getting worse.
make something worse
• Getting angry will just make things worse.
phrases
worse and worse
• The bullying got worse and worse.
there’s nothing worse than ...
• There’s nothing worse than lending something and not getting it back.
something could be worse
• Cheer up – things could be worse.
better or worse
• I wasn’t sure whether his behaviour was getting better or worse.
transnet.ir
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general::
adj. VERBS be, feel, look, seem I feel even worse today! | become, get, grow The problem is getting worse all the time. The pain grew worse. | make sth Ignoring the problem will make it worse. ADV. considerably, dramatically, far, a good/great deal, infinitely, a lot, (very) much, a sight, significantly It's much worse for the parents than it is for the child. Things could be a sight worse than they are. | almost The area seemed almost worse than the city he had left. | a little, rather, slightly, substantially | progressively, steadily The problem became progressively worse. | even, still We've run out of petrol. Worse still, we can't get any more until tomorrow.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary