worse
noun
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- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
something inferior in quality or condition or effect
for better or for worse
Types & categories
- badness hypernym
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Sense 2 adjective
(comparative of `bad') inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
this road is worse than the first one we took
Related & opposite
- better antonym
- worse derivation
- comparative domain usage
- worsened similar to
Sense 3 adverb
(comparative of `ill') in a less effective or successful or desirable manner
he did worse on the second exam
Related & opposite
- comparative domain usage
Sense 4 adjective
changed for the worse in health or fitness
I feel worse today
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | worse |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | worsened |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | badness |
| 2 | antonym | Related & opposite | better |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | worse |
| 2 | domain usage | Related & opposite | comparative |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | worsened |
| 3 | domain usage | Related & opposite | comparative |
| 4 | antonym | Related & opposite | better |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | worse |