WORST


Meaning of WORST in English

■ adjective of the poorest quality or the lowest standard.

↘most severe or serious.

■ adverb

1》 most severely or seriously.

2》 least well.

■ noun the ~ event or circumstance.

↘the ~ part or stage of something.

■ verb get the better of.

Phrases

at its (or someone's ) ~ in the ~ state possible.

at ~ (or the ~ ) in the ~ possible case.

do one's ~ do as much damage as one can (often expressing defiance).

get (or have ) the ~ of it suffer the most.

if the ~ comes to the ~ if the most serious or difficult circumstances arise.

Origin

OE wierresta , wyrresta (adjective), wierst , wyrst (adverb), of Gmc origin; related to worse .

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