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āĻ āĻāĻŋāϧāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
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āĻāĻžāϰāĻžāĻĒ, āĻāĻŽ āĻāĻžāϞ
to a lesser degree of skill, ability, or quality
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She sings beautifully, but she dances worse than her classmates.
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1.1
āĻāĻžāϰāĻžāĻĒ, āĻāϰāĻ āĻā§āϰā§āϤāϰ
to a greater degree of seriousness, severity, or harmfulness
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Things turned worse once the power went out during the blackout.
āĻŦā§āϞā§āϝāĻžāĻāĻāĻāĻā§āϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āϝā§ā§ āĻāϞ⧠āϝāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰ⧠āĻ
āĻŦāϏā§āĻĨāĻž āĻāϰāĻ āĻāĻžāϰāĻžāĻĒ āĻšāϝāĻŧā§ āĻā§āϞāĨ¤
worse
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
His latest novel is worse than the one he published last year.
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1.1
āĻāĻžāϰāĻžāĻĒ, āĻāϰāĻ āĻā§āϰā§āϤāϰ
greater in seriousness, intensity, or degree, often indicating a negative increase
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Traffic conditions became worse due to the heavy snowfall.
āĻāĻžāϰ⧠āϤā§āώāĻžāϰāĻĒāĻžāϤā§āϰ āĻāĻžāϰāĻŖā§ āĻā§āϰāĻžāĻĢāĻŋāĻā§āϰ āĻ
āĻŦāϏā§āĻĨāĻž āĻāĻžāϰāĻžāĻĒ āĻšāϝāĻŧā§ āĻā§āĻā§āĨ¤
1.2
āĻāĻžāϰāĻžāĻĒ, āĻāϰāĻ āĻāĻžāϰāĻžāĻĒ
morally or ethically more blameworthy, harmful, or wrong
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Stealing is wrong, but deliberately hurting someone is worse.
āĻā§āϰāĻŋ āĻāϰāĻž āĻā§āϞ, āĻāĻŋāύā§āϤ⧠āĻāĻā§āĻāĻžāĻā§āϤāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāĻžāĻāĻā§ āĻāĻāĻžāϤ āĻāϰāĻž āĻāĻžāϰāĻžāĻĒāĨ¤
1.3
āĻāĻžāϰāĻžāĻĒ, āĻāĻŽ āĻāĻĒāϝā§āĻā§āϤ
less appropriate, effective, or accurate
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The new design turned out worse than the old one, causing more delays.
āύāϤā§āύ āĻĄāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻāύāĻāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰā§āύā§āĻāĻŋāϰ āĻā§āϝāĻŧā§ āĻāĻžāϰāĻžāĻĒ āĻšāϝāĻŧā§ āĻāĻ ā§āĻā§, āϝāĻžāϰ āĻĢāϞ⧠āĻāϰāĻ āĻŦāĻŋāϞāĻŽā§āĻŦ āĻāĻā§āĻā§āĨ¤
1.4
āĻāĻžāϰāĻžāĻĒ, āĻāĻŽ āĻāĻžāϞ
having less ability, proficiency, or effectiveness than another
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She 's worse at cooking than her sister but tries hard.
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02
āĻāĻžāϰāĻžāĻĒ, āĻ āϧāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāϰāĻžāĻĒ
feeling more unwell, miserable, or unhappy than before
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
I was feeling worse, so I decided to see a doctor.
āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻžāϰāĻžāĻĒ āĻŦā§āϧ āĻāϰāĻāĻŋāϞāĻžāĻŽ, āϤāĻžāĻ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāύ āĻĄāĻžāĻā§āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĻā§āĻāϤ⧠āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāύā§āϤ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĨ¤
01
āĻāĻžāϰāĻžāĻĒ, āĻāϰāĻ āĻāĻžāϰāĻžāĻĒ
something more severe, difficult, or unpleasant than what came before
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The storm was bad, but worse arrived that night.
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1.1
āĻāĻžāϰāĻžāĻĒ, āĻ āϧā§āĻāϤāĻŋ
a change to a less desirable, satisfactory, or positive state
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The negotiations started off well, but quickly went to the worse.
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