worse

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈwɜːrs/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/wɝs/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(wûrs)

From bad (adj):
worse
adj comparative
worst
adj superlative
From badly (adv):
worse
adv comparative
worst
adv superlative
From ill (adj):
worse
adj comparative
worst
adj superlative
From ill (adv):
worse
adv comparative
worst
adv comparative

Collocations for "worse"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "worse" in context.

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ill

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
adj
  1. UK: is ill with [fever, pneumonia, cancer]
  2. am feeling ill today
  3. UK: my [child, son] is at home ill (today)
  4. am too ill to [attend, go to work]
  5. UK: am ill at home (today)
  6. UK: often gets ill at [school, the kindergarten]
  7. became ill [after, during, with, from]
  8. UK: she [fell, was taken] ill (suddenly)
  9. was ill for [five days, a whole week]
  10. UK: the [food, ride] made me (feel) ill
  11. Are you ok? You look ill!
  12. is [mentally, physically] ill
  13. is [very, seriously, dangerously] ill
  14. is seriously ill in the hospital
  15. [chronically, terminally] -ill [patients, children]
  16. [she, the patient, his father] is terminally ill
  17. ill or [injured, disabled, dying] people
  18. suffer the ill effects of
  19. left an ill taste (in my mouth)
  20. ill-informed voters
  21. an ill-informed public
  22. [banish, have] ill thoughts
  23. no ill feelings were intended
  24. UK: it's an ill wind
additional examples
  1. I [wish, mean] you no ill
  2. I have never [wished, meant] you any ill
  3. the [economic, social] ills of the [nation, country]
  4. [fix, remedy] the [nation's] [economic] ills
  5. for good and for ill
  6. the difference between good and ill
  7. UK: is ill with [fever, pneumonia, cancer]
  8. am feeling ill today
  9. UK: my [child, son] is at home ill (today)
  10. am too ill to [attend, go to work]
  11. UK: am ill at home (today)
  12. UK: often gets ill at [school, the kindergarten]
  13. became ill [after, during, with, from]
  14. UK: she [fell, was taken] ill (suddenly)
  15. was ill for [five days, a whole week]
  16. UK: the [food, ride] made me (feel) ill
  17. Are you ok? You look ill!
  18. is [mentally, physically] ill
  19. is [very, seriously, dangerously] ill
  20. is seriously ill in the hospital
  21. [chronically, terminally] -ill [patients, children]
  22. [she, the patient, his father] is terminally ill
  23. ill or [injured, disabled, dying] people
  24. suffer the ill effects of
  25. left an ill taste (in my mouth)
  26. ill-informed voters
  27. an ill-informed public
  28. [banish, have] ill thoughts
  29. no ill feelings were intended
  30. UK: it's an ill wind
  31. an ill-spoken [politician, singer, person, writer]
  32. an ill-fitting [garment, dress, shirt]
  33. you would be ill-advised to
  34. UK: it ill [fits, becomes] you to [laugh, mock]
  35. [this, it] bodes ill for
  36. [do, should, must] not speak ill of [the dead, your parents]
n
  1. I [wish, mean] you no ill
  2. I have never [wished, meant] you any ill
  3. the [economic, social] ills of the [nation, country]
  4. [fix, remedy] the [nation's] [economic] ills
  5. for good and for ill
  6. the difference between good and ill
'worse' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
a number of - abrupt - alone - anything - bad - bark - batch - bite - change - cough - create - deal - death - even - expect - far - fare - fate - feel - function - lately - lot - much - no - none - only - passing - perform - sequel - shade - significantly - slowly - succeed - take - timing - turn - twofold - understanding - way - whole

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