English Dictionary

worse

/wɜːs/

adv

comparative form of badly (adverb): more badly / comparative form of ill: more ill. / Less skillfully. / More severely or seriously.

She performed worse than expected in the competition.

意味（1）

comparative form of badly (adverb): more badly

Irregular bedtimes may disrupt healthy brain development in young children, according to a study of intelligence and sleeping habits. ¶ Going to bed at a different time each night affected girls more than boys, but both fared worse on mental tasks than children who had a set bedtime, researchers found.

意味（2）

comparative form of ill: more ill.

He's worse-mannered than she is.

意味（3）

Less skillfully.

意味（4）

More severely or seriously.

意味（5）

(sentence adverb) Used to start a sentence describing something that is worse.

Her leg is infected. Still worse, she's developing a fever.