Worst Definition
wûrst
worsts
adjective
Of the lowest quality or condition.
Webster's New World
Most severe or unfavorable.
The worst winter in years.
American Heritage
Bad, evil, harmful, unpleasant, etc. in the highest degree; least good.
Webster's New World
In the least favorable condition or least satisfactory situation.
Webster's New World
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- best
- rightest
- truest
- worthiest
adverb
In the worst manner.
Webster's New World
To a degree that is most bad, evil, unpleasant, etc.
Webster's New World
verb
To get the better of; defeat.
Webster's New World
(archaic) To make worse.
Wiktionary
(dated, intransitive) To grow worse; to deteriorate.
Wiktionary
noun
worsts
That which is worst.
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idiom
at (the) worst
- Under the most negative circumstances, estimation, or interpretation:
At worst, the storm will make us postpone the trip.
American Heritage
get
- To suffer a defeat or disadvantage.
American Heritage
if (the) worst comes to (the) worst
- If the very worst thing happens.
American Heritage
in the worst way
- Very much; a great deal:
wanted to be elected in the worst way.
American Heritage
at worst
- under the worst circumstances; at the greatest disadvantage
Webster's New World
Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Worst
- at (the) worst
- get
- if (the) worst comes to (the) worst
- in the worst way
- at worst
- give someone the worst of it
- if (the) worst comes to (the) worst
- (in) the worst way
- make the worst of
Origin of Worst
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Middle English from Old English wyrsta wers- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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