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a comparative term meaning more difficult or unpleasant than before

worse(adj)

something inferior in quality or condition or effect

"for better or for worse"; "accused of cheating and lying and worse"

worse(adj)

(comparative of `bad') inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability

"this road is worse than the first one we took"; "the road is in worse shape than it was"; "she was accused of worse things than cheating and lying"

worse, worsened(adverb)

changed for the worse in health or fitness

"I feel worse today"; "her cold is worse"

worse(adverb)

(comparative of `ill') in a less effective or successful or desirable manner

"he did worse on the second exam"

falling short of a standard

a bad first attempt at making meat loaf resulted in a soggy, inedible mess

not conforming to a high moral standard; morally unacceptable

stealing is just plain bad

causing or capable of causing harm

sitting too close to the television is said to be bad for the eyes

engaging in or marked by childish misbehavior

the children were bad, so they didn't get dessert

feeling unhappiness

hearing about the world's miseries always makes him feel bad

having a fault

a bad video connection that is causing some picture loss

having undergone organic breakdown

I think the milk has turned bad

not giving pleasure to the mind or senses

the air in the damp basement had a very bad smell

of low quality

bad shoes that fell apart within a week

temporarily suffering from a disorder of the body

I've been feeling bad all week with this cold

having no legal or binding force

all known claims on the property were dismissed by the court as bad

having or showing a desire to cause someone pain or suffering for the sheer enjoyment of it

with all of his tattoos and piercings, that skinhead looks like one really bad dude

in an unsatisfactory way

you didn't do too bad on the treadmill test

that which is morally unacceptable

there's bad and good in people of every race and nationality

affected with nausea

she grew ill from the constant rocking motion of the boat

causing or capable of causing harm

one of the ill effects of winter weather is the rapid spread of germs as people spend more time together indoors

temporarily suffering from a disorder of the body

since I'm ill, I guess that I'll just have to miss that dental appointment

falling short of a standard

such ill behavior will not be tolerated

being or showing a sign of evil or calamity to come

the abrupt breakdown of negotiations appears to be an ill omen for this ongoing hostage situation

in a manner so as to cause loss or suffering

in those days society treated debtors very ill, even going so far as to put them in prison

certainly not

you can ill afford to miss another day of work

an abnormal state that disrupts a plant's or animal's normal bodily functioning

chicken pox and the other ills that were once a fixture of childhood

that which is morally unacceptable

idealistic people who try to cure all of our society's ills

bad luck or an example of this

the travelers merrily set off on their journey, scarcely imagining the ills that would befall them

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