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WORST definition: 1. superlative of bad: of the lowest quality, or the most unpleasant, difficult, or severe: 2. the…. Learn more.
Worst is used to form the superlative of compound adjectives beginning with `bad' and `badly.' For example, the superlative of `badly-affected' is `worst-affected.'
The superlative of bad, evil, or ill; bad in the highest degree, whether morally, physically, financially, or otherwise: as, the worst sinner; the worst disease; the worst evil that can befall a state or an individual.
Under the most negative circumstances, estimation, or interpretation: At worst, the storm will make us postpone the trip.
The adjective worst describes the thing that is the least good, like this awful pizza, the worst we've ever had in our lives. Worst means "the least favorable outcome."
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
There are 17 meanings listed in OED's entry for the word worst, two of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
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worst meaning, definition, what is worst: worse than anything or anyone else: Learn more.
If someone or something brings out the worst in you, that person or thing causes you to use or show your worst qualities. She seems to bring out the worst in him. I think competition brings out the worst in people. The bruises on his face after the fight showed that he'd gotten the worst of it.
