WORSE OFF

ˌworse ˈoff BrE AmE adjective [not before noun]

1 . if you are worse off, you have less money OPP better off :

The rent increases will leave us worse off.

worse off than

I don’t think we’re any worse off than a lot of other people.

2 . in a worse situation OPP better off :

People in rural areas are even worse off, as they have no regular bus service.

worse off than

Other sports are much worse off than athletics.