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How to pronounce worse in English?

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Synonyms worsened


I feel worse today.
her cold is worse.
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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.
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he did worse on the second exam.
Type Words
Type of bad, badness


for better or for worse.
accused of cheating and lying and worse.

Examples of worse

worse
Worse still was the fact that Houston lacked one of its own stars, Kevin Martin.
From the bostonherald.com
Many in the audience looked far older than Brown's 72 years, and in worse shape.
From the sacbee.com
Worse, it left the charity with a perpetual shortage of beds for needy families.
From the orlandosentinel.com
At the time, I thought I needed him, but forcing him to come back made it worse.
From the omaha.com
After taking on the Pittsburgh Pirates, they realize how much worse it could be.
From the washingtontimes.com
The NFC West is terrible this season, worse than any NFL division has ever been.
From the stltoday.com
Perhaps Washington was a better leader and worse editor than Mr. Clary imagines.
From the online.wsj.com
It merely tells you whether a team is likely to get better or worse this season.
From the online.wsj.com
Expecting worse, McDonald said he left two laborers jobs vacant in public works.
From the timesunion.com
More examples
  • Something inferior in quality or condition or effect; "for better or for worse"; "accused of cheating and lying and worse"
  • (comparative of `ill') in a less effective or successful or desirable manner; "he did worse on the second exam"
  • Changed for the worse in health or fitness; "I feel worse today"; "her cold is worse"
  • A worse condition; comparative form of bad: more bad; comparative form of ill: more ill; Of lower quality, less desirable; More severe or serious; More evil; comparative form of badly: more badly; comparative form of ill: more ill; Less skillfully; More severely or seriously; Used to start a ...
  • (worseness) The state or condition of being worse
  • The Fort Hood command structure, and the Pentagon chaps, have been repeatedly offered the verifiable process to prevent the suicides, and they never ask the first questions that would start the verification process (for an explainable and correctable reason). ...
  • Badly: with great intensity (`bad' is a nonstandard variant for `badly'); "the injury hurt badly"; "the buildings were badly shaken"; "it hurts bad"; "we need water bad"
  • That which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency; "take the bad with the good"
  • Having undesirable or negative qualities; "a bad report card"; "his sloppy appearance made a bad impression"; "a bad little boy"; "clothes in bad shape"; "a bad cut"; "bad luck"; "the news was very bad"; "the reviews were bad"; "the pay is bad"; "it was a bad light for reading"; "the movie was a ...