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The meaning of WORST is most corrupt, bad, evil, or ill. How to use worst in a sentence.

WORST definition: 1. superlative of bad: of the lowest quality, or the most unpleasant, difficult, or severe: 2. the…. Learn more.

Under the most negative circumstances, estimation, or interpretation: At worst, the storm will make us postpone the trip.

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

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'.

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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Definition of worst adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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.