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worseUK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈwɜːrs/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/wɝs/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(wûrs)
WordReference Collins English Usage © 2026 worse
Worse is the comparative form of bad and the usual comparative form of badly. ➜ See bad - badly bad
- badly ‘bad’ Something that is bad is unpleasant, harmful, or undesirable. I have some very news. Sugar is for your teeth. The comparative and superlative forms of bad are worse and worst. Her grades are getting and worse. This is the day of my life. ‘badly’ Don't use ‘bad’ as an adverb. Don't say, for example, ‘They did bad in the elections’. You say ‘They did badly in the elections’. I cut myself badly. The room was so lit I couldn't see what I was doing. When badly is used like this, its comparative and superlative forms are worse and worst. We played worse than in our previous match. The south of England was the affected area. Badly has another different meaning. If you need or want something badly, you need or want it very much. I want this job so badly. We need the money. I am badly in need of advice. For this meaning of badly, don't use the comparative and superlative forms ‘worse’ and ‘worst’. Instead you use the forms more badly and most badly. She wanted to see him than ever. Basketball is the sport that most badly needs new players. ill
- sick ‘ill’ and ‘sick’ Ill and sick are both used for saying that someone has a disease or some other problem with their health. You can use either ill or sick after a linking verb. Manjit is and can't come to school. Your uncle is very sick. You usually use sick, rather than ‘ill’, in front of a noun. She was at home looking after her baby. However, you often use ill in front of a noun when you are also using an adverb such as seriously, chronically, or terminally. This ward is for patients. Be careful The usual comparative form of ill is worse. The next day I felt . ‘be sick’ To be sick means to bring up food from your stomach. Cristina ate so much that she . ➜ See sick Be careful Don't use ‘ill’ or ‘sick’ to say that someone has received an injury. Say that they are injured or hurt. Two people were injured and taken to hospital after the car crash. ➜ See hurt 'worse' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
🗣️Forum discussions with the word(s) "worse" in the title: ". . . I declare . . . you worse than a child"? - English Only forum
...for better or worse,richer or pooer... - English Only forum (The) worse for wear - English Only forum (what's) more important, even worse - English Only forum a (worse) situation - English Only forum A bad carpenter, an even worse tailor - English Only forum A fresh wrong did these words inflict: the worse, because they touched on the truth - English Only forum a good deal worse off - English Only forum A little the worse for [something] - English Only forum a little the worse for soot and drapes - English Only forum a lot worse with a lot stupider - English Only forum A man you hate worse/more than me?? - English Only forum a problem getting worse and worse - English Only forum a shade worse cared-for - English Only forum a worse fate than that fate - English Only forum <a> worse idea - English Only forum a worse market <than> that of America - English Only forum All the worse - English Only forum All the worse for that - English Only forum an order of magnitude worse - English Only forum And by better, I mean worse. - English Only forum and even worse, any reasonable prospects for gathering such evidence - English Only forum And life was never worse but never better - English Only forum and, even worse, don't try.. - English Only forum anger as aid passes them by for even worse hit areas. - English Only forum Any attempt to rouse his manhood and his pride would only <make him worse> - English Only forum Any time gone by was better / worse - English Only forum any worse - English Only forum any worse / any the worse - English Only forum as bad as it can be, but a great deal worse - English Only forum more...
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