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

Worse is what’s called the comparative form, basically meaning “more bad.” Worst is the superlative form, basically meaning “most bad.” Worse is used when making a comparison to only one other thing: Your breath is bad, but mine is worse or The situation was bad and it just got worse.

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."

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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.'

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

Small businesses have been worst hit by the recession. 小企业受经济衰退打击最为严重。 Roads in rural areas were worst affected by the snow. 农村地区的道路受降雪影响最为严重。 The students voted him the school's worst-dressed teacher. 学生们将他评为该校着装最差的教师。

But to win over these young workers, manufacturers have to clear another major hurdle: parents, who lived through the worst US economic downturn since the Great Depression, telling them to avoid the factory.

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'.