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Worst

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Noun

1. worst

the least favorable outcome

Example Sentences:
'the worst that could happen'

2. worst

the greatest damage or wickedness of which one is capable

Example Sentences:
'the invaders did their worst'
'so pure of heart that his worst is another man's best'

3. worst

the weakest effort or poorest achievement one is capable of

Example Sentences:
'it was the worst he had ever done on a test'

Verb

4. mop up, pip, rack up, whip, worst

defeat thoroughly

Example Sentences:
'He mopped up the floor with his opponents'

Adjective

5. worst

(superlative of bad') most wanting in quality or value or condition

Example Sentences:
'the worst player on the team'
'the worst weather of the year'

Adverb

6. worst

to the highest degree of inferiority or badness

Example Sentences:
'She suffered worst of all'
'schools were the worst hit by government spending cuts'
'the worst dressed person present'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Worst

see synonyms of worst
adjective
1.  the superlative of bad1
adverb
2. 
in the most extreme or bad manner or degree
3. 
least well, suitably, or acceptably
4. (in combination)
in or to the smallest degree or extent; least
worst-loved
noun
5.  the worst
6. (often preceded by at)
the most poor, unpleasant, or unskilled quality or condition
television is at its worst these days
7. 
the greatest amount of damage or wickedness of which a person or group is capable
the invaders came and did their worst
8. 
the weakest effort or poorest achievement that a person or group is capable of making
the applicant did his worst at the test because he did not want the job
9.  the worst
10.  if the worst comes to the worst
11.  come off worst
verb
12. (transitive)
to get the advantage over; defeat or beat

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Worst

see synonyms of worst
adjective
1.  superl. of
bad1, ill1
2. 
a. 
bad, evil, harmful, unpleasant, etc. in the highest degree; least good
b. 
of the lowest quality or condition
3. 
in the least favorable condition or least satisfactory situation
adverb
4.  superl. of
badly, ill1
5. 
in the worst manner
6. 
to a degree that is most bad, evil, unpleasant, etc.
noun
7. 
that which is worst
verb transitive
8. 
to get the better of; defeat

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Worst

see synonyms of worst
adj. Superlative of bad1, ill.
1. Most inferior, as in quality, condition, or effect: the worst hitter on the team.
2. Most severe or unfavorable: the worst winter in years.
3. Being furthest from an ideal or a standard; least desirable or satisfactory: This is the worst cafeteria!
adv. Superlative of badly, ill.
In the worst manner or degree.
tr.v. worst·ed, worst·ing, worsts
To gain the advantage over; defeat: was worsted in the argument.
n.
Something that is worst.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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