worse
Americanadjective
noun
adverb
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in a more evil, wicked, severe, or disadvantageous manner.
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with more severity, intensity, etc.; in a greater degree.
adjective
noun
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something that is worse
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into a less desirable or inferior state or condition
a change for the worse
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to deteriorate even more
adverb
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in a more severe or unpleasant manner
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in a less effective or successful manner
Etymology
Origin of worse
First recorded before 900; Middle English (adjective, adverb, and noun); Old English wiersa (comparative adjective), wiers (adverb); cognate with Old Norse verri, Gothic wairsiza; war 2
Example Sentences
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Systems that require suppressing feedback or distorting reality have to fight their own optimization to stay aligned, and that fight gets worse with every generation of recursive self-improvement.
“It just feels like every conversation with Rachel is a test. And my grades are getting worse.”
From Literature
And the feeling was that much worse now that I knew Elliot Mason was sitting in the front row.
From Literature
The atmosphere there has been toxic all season anyway, and we are into territory where, if Tudor loses this, things could get even worse.
From BBC
If public perception of SpaceX takes a turn for the worse, or if the deal is scrapped, EchoStar said its stock price could be “materially and negatively” impacted.
From MarketWatch
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