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worst

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adjective

bad or ill in the highest, greatest, or most extreme degree:
the worst person.
most faulty, unsatisfactory, or objectionable:
the worst paper submitted.
most unfavorable or injurious.
in the poorest condition:
the worst house on the block.
most unpleasant, unattractive, or disagreeable:
the worst personality I've ever known.
most lacking in skill; least skilled:
He鈥檚 the worst player on the team.

noun

that which is worst.

adverb

in the most evil, wicked, severe, or disadvantageous manner.
with the most severity, intensity, etc.; in the greatest degree.

verb (used with object)

to defeat; beat:
He worsted him easily.

worst

/ 飞蓽藧蝉迟 /

adjective

the superlative of bad 1

adverb

in the most extreme or bad manner or degree
least well, suitably, or acceptably
in combination in or to the smallest degree or extent; least
worst-loved

noun

the worst
the least good or most inferior person, thing, or part in a group, narrative, etc
often preceded by at the most poor, unpleasant, or unskilled quality or condition
television is at its worst these days
the greatest amount of damage or wickedness of which a person or group is capable
the invaders came and did their worst
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
the worst
1. in the least favourable interpretation or view
2. under the least favourable conditions
if the worst comes to the worst
if all the more desirable alternatives become impossible or if the worst possible thing happens
come off worst or get the worst of it
to enjoy the least benefit from an issue or be defeated in it

verb

tr to get the advantage over; defeat or beat

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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of worst¹

First recorded before 900; Middle English worste (adjective, adverb, and noun), Old English wur(re)sta, wyr(re)st, wer(re)sta (adjective and adverb); cognate with Old Norse verstr; worse, -est ¹

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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of worst¹

Old English wierrest; related to Old Frisian wersta, Old Saxon, Old High German wirsisto, Old Norse verstr

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Idioms and Phrases

Idioms

at worst, if the worst happens; under the worst conditions: Also at the worst.
He will be expelled from school, at worst.
get the worst of, to be defeated in; experience the most harm from:
New Jersey got the worst of the storm.
if worst comes to worst, if the very worst happens:
If worst comes to worst, we still have some money in reserve.
in the worst way, Informal. in an extreme degree; very much: Also the worst way.
She wanted a new robe for Christmas in the worst way.

More idioms and phrases containing worst

see at worst ; get (have) the worst of it ; if worst comes to worst ; in the worst way . Also see under worse .

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Example Sentences

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The headlines in state media haven't spared him either: "Trump is probably the worst president in American history," read one on state TV.

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Colleges are facing increasing problems with behaviour, with male learners on courses such as construction among the worst offenders, according to a report by education inspectors.

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"I'm playing awful and the cue feels awful so it is the worst situation to be in as a snooker player. I don't think I can get any worse."

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The worst of the algae bloom鈥檚 damage appears to be in Los Angeles and Ventura counties, where some experts wonder if runoff from January鈥檚 firestorms has made the bloom worse.

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That was the question faced by millions of people on Monday across Spain and Portugal during the worst electricity blackout in their history.

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What is a basic definition of聽worst?

Worst describes something as being bad in the highest degree possible. Worst is also used to mean a thing that is the baddest possible and to mean something done in the baddest manner possible. Worst has several other senses as an adjective, adverb, noun, and verb.

Worst is a superlative of the word bad. Simply put, worst describes something as being the baddest out of a group, category, list, and the like. This can mean something is most evil, is least skilled, is most unsatisfactory, is of the poorest quality, or is most unpleasant. What someone thinks of as the worst something depends on what they鈥檙e judging that thing on. As with bad, worst is often a person鈥檚 opinion.

Real-life examples: Everybody has a movie that they think is the worst (poorest quality or most unpleasant to watch) movie ever made. The worst student in a class could be the one who scores the lowest on tests or the one who misbehaves the most. A runner who records the worst time in a race is the one who ran the slowest. The worst person you know might be the one with the most unpleasant personality or who treats you the most poorly.
Used in a sentence: Jessica got a 50 on the test, making her grade the worst in the class.聽

In this same sense, worst as a noun means something is the baddest out of a group. This sense is almost always phrased as 鈥渢he worst.鈥�

Real-life examples: A person who is the least skilled at painting among a group of painters is the worst. A pie that is the least pleasant to eat out of a group of pies is the worst.
Used in a sentence: I have played a lot of bad video 亚洲网紅露点, but that one is the worst of them all.聽

As an adverb, worst is the superlative of the word badly and describes something as being done in as bad a manner as possible.

Used in a sentence: We didn鈥檛 get any runners on base, making today鈥檚 baseball game the worst one this year.

Where does聽飞辞谤蝉迟听come from?

The first records of the term worst come from before 900. It ultimately comes from the Old English wierrest. It is related to similar words from other languages, such as the Old Frisian wersta and the Old Norse verstr.

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Worst is a very common word that describes something as being so bad that you can鈥檛 think of anything that is worse.

I am in Cape Town and relieved that I am no longer the worst dancer in town

鈥� Ben Fogle (@Benfogle)

The 2 thoughts every author has while writing a book:
1. This is the best book ever written.
2. This is the worst book ever written.

鈥� Jon Acuff (@JonAcuff)

Mascara is truly the worst of all the makeup

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Is worst used correctly in the following sentence?

I am the worst driver in my family and have gotten more driving tickets than anyone else.

Definitions and idiom definitions from 亚洲网紅露点 Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 漏 Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage庐 Idioms Dictionary copyright 漏 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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