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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Worst \Worst\, n.
     That which is most bad or evil; the most severe, pernicious,
     calamitous, or wicked state or degree.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           The worst is not
           So long as we can say, This is the worst. --Shak.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           He is always sure of finding diversion when the worst
           comes to the worst.                      --Addison.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Worst \Worst\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Worsted; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Worsting.] [See Worse, v. t. & a.]
     To gain advantage over, in contest or competition; to get the
     better of; to defeat; to overthrow; to discomfit.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           The . . . Philistines were worsted by the captivated
           ark.                                     --South.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Worst \Worst\, v. i.
     To grow worse; to deteriorate. [R.] ``Every face . . .
     worsting.'' --Jane Austen.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Worst \Worst\, a., superl. of Bad. [OE. werst, worste, wurste,
     AS. wyrst, wierst, wierrest. See Worse, a.]
     Bad, evil, or pernicious, in the highest degree, whether in a
     physical or moral sense. See Worse. ``Heard so oft in worst
     extremes.'' --Milton.
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           I have a wife, the worst that may be.    --Chaucer.
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           If thou hadst not been born the worst of men,
           Thou hadst been a knave and flatterer.   --Shak.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Bad \Bad\ (b[a^]d), a. [Compar. Worse (w[^u]s); superl.
     Worst (w[^u]st).] [Probably fr. AS. b[ae]ddel
     hermaphrodite; cf. b[ae]dling effeminate fellow.]
     Wanting good qualities, whether physical or moral; injurious,
     hurtful, inconvenient, offensive, painful, unfavorable, or
     defective, either physically or morally; evil; vicious;
     wicked; -- the opposite of good; as, a bad man; bad
     conduct; bad habits; bad soil; bad air; bad health; a bad
     crop; bad news.
  
     Note: Sometimes used substantively.
           [1913 Webster]
  
                 The strong antipathy of good to bad. --Pope.
           [1913 Webster]
  
     Syn: Pernicious; deleterious; noxious; baneful; injurious;
          hurtful; evil; vile; wretched; corrupt; wicked; vicious;
          imperfect.
          [1913 Webster] ||

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Worst \Worst\, a., superl. of Bad. [OE. werst, worste, wurste,
     AS. wyrst, wierst, wierrest. See Worse, a.]
     Bad, evil, or pernicious, in the highest degree, whether in a
     physical or moral sense. See Worse. ``Heard so oft in worst
     extremes.'' --Milton.
  
           I have a wife, the worst that may be.    --Chaucer.
  
           If thou hadst not been born the worst of men, Thou
           hadst been a knave and flatterer.        --Shak.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Worst \Worst\, n.
     That which is most bad or evil; the most severe, pernicious,
     calamitous, or wicked state or degree.
  
           The worst is not So long as we can say, This is the
           worst.                                   --Shak.
  
           He is always sure of finding diversion when the worst
           comes to the worst.                      --Addison.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Worst \Worst\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Worsted; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Worsting.] [See Worse, v. t. & a.]
     To gain advantage over, in contest or competition; to get the
     better of; to defeat; to overthrow; to discomfit.
  
           The . . . Philistines were worsted by the captivated
           ark.                                     --South.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Worst \Worst\, v. i.
     To grow worse; to deteriorate. [R.] ``Every face . . .
     worsting.'' --Jane Austen.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Bad \Bad\ (b[a^]d), a. [Compar. Worse; superl. Worst. ]
     [Probably fr. AS. b[ae]ddel hermaphrodite; cf. b[ae]dling
     effeminate fellow.]
     Wanting good qualities, whether physical or moral; injurious,
     hurtful, inconvenient, offensive, painful, unfavorable, or
     defective, either physically or morally; evil; vicious;
     wicked; -- the opposite of good; as, a bad man; bad
     conduct; bad habits; bad soil; bad health; bad crop; bad
     news.
  
     Note: Sometimes used substantively.
  
                 The strong antipathy of good to bad. --Pope.
  
     Syn: Pernicious; deleterious; noxious; baneful; injurious;
          hurtful; evil; vile; wretched; corrupt; wicked; vicious;
          imperfect.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  worst
       adj : (superlative of `bad') most wanting in quality or value or
             condition; "the worst player on the team"; "the worst
             weather of the year" [ant: best]
       n 1: the least favorable outcome; "the worst that could happen"
       2: the greatest damage or wickedness of which one is capable;
          "the invaders did their worst"; "so pure of heart that his
          worst is another man's best"
       3: the weakest effort or poorest achievement one is capable of;
          "it was the worst he had ever done on a test" [ant: best]
       adv : to the highest degree of inferiority or badness; "She
             suffered worst of all"; "schools were the worst hit by
             government spending cuts"; "the worst dressed person
             present"
       v : defeat thoroughly; "He mopped up the floor with his
           opponents" [syn: pip, mop up, whip, rack up]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  worst
       See bad

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  bad
       adj 1: having undesirable or negative qualities; "a bad report
              card"; "his sloppy appearance made a bad impression";
              "a bad little boy"; "clothes in bad shape"; "a bad
              cut"; "bad luck"; "the news was very bad"; "the
              reviews were bad"; "the pay is bad"; "it was a bad
              light for reading"; "the movie was a bad choice" [ant:
               good]
       2: very intense; "a bad headache"; "in a big rage"; "had a big
          (or bad) shock"; "a bad earthquake"; "a bad storm" [syn: big]
       3: feeling physical discomfort or pain (`tough' is occasionally
          used colloquially for `bad'); "my throat feels bad"; "she
          felt bad all over"; "he was feeling tough after a restless
          night" [syn: tough]
       4: (of foodstuffs) not in an edible or usable condition; "bad
          meat"; "a refrigerator full of spoilt food" [syn: spoiled,
           spoilt]
       5: not capable of being collected; "a bad (or uncollectible)
          debt" [syn: uncollectible]
       6: below average in quality or performance; "a bad chess
          player"; "a bad recital"
       7: nonstandard; "so-called bad grammar"
       8: not financially safe or secure; "a bad investment"; "high
          risk investments"; "anything that promises to pay too much
          can't help being risky"; "speculative business
          enterprises" [syn: insecure, risky, high-risk, speculative]
       9: physically unsound or diseased; "has a bad back"; "a bad
          heart"; "bad teeth"; "an unsound limb"; "unsound teeth"
          [syn: unfit, unsound]
       10: capable of harming; "bad habits"; "bad air"; "smoking is bad
           for you"
       11: keenly sorry or regretful; "felt bad about letting the team
           down"; "was sorry that she had treated him so badly";
           "felt bad about breaking the vase" [syn: sorry]
       12: characterized by wickedness or immorality; "led a very bad
           life" [syn: immoral]
       13: reproduced fraudulently; "like a bad penny..."; "a forged
           twenty dollar bill" [syn: forged]
       14: not working properly; "a bad telephone connection"; "a
           defective appliance" [syn: defective]
       n : that which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or
           decency; "take the bad with the good" [syn: badness]
           [ant: good, good]
       adv 1: with great intensity (`bad' is a nonstandard variant for
              `badly'); "the injury hurt badly"; "the buildings were
              badly shaken"; "it hurts bad"; "we need water bad"
              [syn: badly]
       2: very much; strongly; "I wanted it badly enough to work hard
          for it"; "the cables had sagged badly"; "they were badly
          in need of help"; "he wants a bicycle so bad he can taste
          it" [syn: badly]
       [also: worst, worse]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  worst
     Dutch n.
     sausage
     Middle Dutch n.
     sausage

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  Worst
     n.
     (surname en from=German).

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  worst
     a.
     1 (en-superlative of: bad)
     2 # Most inferior; doing the least good.
     3 # Most unfavorable.
     4 # Most harmful or severe.
     5 # (non-gloss definition: Used with the definite article and an
  implied noun): something that is worst.
     6 (en-superlative of: ill)
     adv.
     1 (en-superlative of: badly)
     2 (en-superlative of: ill)
     n.
     Something or someone that is the worst.
     vb.
     1 (lb en archaic transitive) To make worse.
     2 (lb en dated intransitive) To grow worse; to deteriorate.
     3 (lb en rare) To outdo or defeat, especially in battle.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  Worst
     n.
     (surname en from=German).

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  worst
     Dutch n.
     sausage
     Middle Dutch n.
     sausage

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  Worst
     n.
     (surname en from=German).

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  worst
     Dutch n.
     sausage
     Middle Dutch n.
     sausage

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  Worst
     n.
     (surname en from=German).

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  worst
     Hollanti n.
     makkara

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  worst
     Engelska a.
     1 (böjning en adj bad)
     2 (böjning en adj ill)
     Engelska adv.
     1 (böjning en adv badly)
     2 (böjning en adv ill)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Worst /wˈɜːst/
  الأسوأ

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  worst /wˈɜːst/ 
  nejhůř

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  worst /wˈɜːst/ 
  nejhorší

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  worst /wˈɜːst/ 
  špatně

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 :   [ freedict:eng-cym ]

  worst /wˈɜːst/ 
  gwaethaf 

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  worst /wˈɜːst/
  am ärgsten
        "the worst enemy"  - der ärgste Feind
     Synonym: most serious
  
   see: bad, serious, terrible, worse, more serious, be in a sorry state, be at sixes and sevens
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  worst /wˈɜːst/
  am schlechtesten, am schlimmsten, am übelsten, am bösesten, am ungezogensten
   see: bad, not bad, bad manners, bad form
  

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  worst //wɜːst// //wɝst// 
  pahin
  most inferior

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  worst /wˈɜːst/ 
  1. जीतना
        "Shershah worsted all his enemies."

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  worst /wˈɜːst/ 
  1. सब~से~बुरा
        "The train accident was a worst disaster."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  worst /wˈɜːst/
  najgore, najgori, najlošiji, zao

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  worst /wˈɜːst/
  1. legrosszabb dolog
  2. legrosszabbul
  3. legrosszabb

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  worst //wɜːst// //wɝst// 
  びり, ワースト, 最低, 最悪
  most inferior

From English-Dutch FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-nld ]

  worst /wəːst/
  slechtst

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  worst /wɜ:st/
  I.    najgorszy
  II.   1.  najgorzej
   2.  at (the) worst (:at (:the) :worst)
   - w najgorszym razie

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  worst //wɜːst// //wɝst// 
  värst
  most inferior

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  worst /wˈɜːst/
  1. en fenası, en kötüsü
  2. en fena surette, en kötü şekilde
  3. en kötü şey, en fena durum
  4. yenmek, mağlup etmek, üstün gelmek. in the worst way (argo) pek çok, fena halde, adamakıllı. at worst en kötü ihtimale göre. if worst comes to worst durum en kötü şekle girerse. get the worst of it yenilmek, mağlup olmak.

From Nederlands-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:nld-bul ]

  worst //wɔrst// 
  наденица, колбас, салам
  1. een toegebonden eind darm of vlies dat gevuld is met vleeswaar

From Dutch-German FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:nld-deu ]

  worst /wɔrst/
  Wurst 

From Nederlands-ελληνικά FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:nld-ell ]

  worst //wɔrst// 
  λουκάνικο
  1. een toegebonden eind darm of vlies dat gevuld is met vleeswaar

From Dutch-English Freedict Dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:nld-eng ]

  worst /wɔrst/
  sausage

From Nederlands-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:nld-fin ]

  worst //wɔrst// 
  makkara
  1. een toegebonden eind darm of vlies dat gevuld is met vleeswaar

From Nederlands-French FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:nld-fra ]

  worst /wɔrst/
  andouille, saucisse

From Nederlands-latine FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:nld-lat ]

  worst //wɔrst// 
  botulus
  1. een toegebonden eind darm of vlies dat gevuld is met vleeswaar

From Nederlands-język polski FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:nld-pol ]

  worst //wɔrst// 
  kiełbasa
  1. een toegebonden eind darm of vlies dat gevuld is met vleeswaar

From Nederlands-português FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:nld-por ]

  worst //wɔrst// 
  salsicha, linguiça
  1. een toegebonden eind darm of vlies dat gevuld is met vleeswaar

From Nederlands-Русский FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:nld-rus ]

  worst //wɔrst// 
  колбаса́, соси́ска
  1. een toegebonden eind darm of vlies dat gevuld is met vleeswaar

From Nederlands-español FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:nld-spa ]

  worst //wɔrst// 
  salchicha, embutido, longaniza
  1. een toegebonden eind darm of vlies dat gevuld is met vleeswaar

From Nederlands-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:nld-swe ]

  worst //wɔrst// 
  korv
  1. een toegebonden eind darm of vlies dat gevuld is met vleeswaar

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈwɝst/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  108 Moby Thesaurus words for "worst":
     abominable, arrant, atrocious, awful, base, bear the palm, beastly,
     beat, beat all hollow, beat hollow, beneath contempt, best,
     blameworthy, brutal, clobber, contemptible, defeat, deplorable,
     despicable, destroy, detestable, dire, disgusting, do in, down,
     dreadful, drub, egregious, enormous, fetid, filthy, fix, flagrant,
     foul, fulsome, grievous, gross, hateful, heinous, hide, horrible,
     horrid, hors de combat, infamous, lambaste, lamentable, lather,
     lick, loathsome, lousy, monstrous, nasty, nefarious, noisome,
     notorious, obnoxious, odious, offensive, outclass, outdo, outfight,
     outgeneral, outmaneuver, outpoint, outrageous, outrun, outsail,
     outshine, pip, pitiable, pitiful, put, rank, regrettable,
     reprehensible, repulsive, rotten, ruin, sad, scandalous, schlock,
     scurvy, settle, shabby, shameful, shocking, shoddy, skin,
     skin alive, sordid, squalid, take the cake, terrible, thrash,
     too bad, trim, triumph, triumph over, trounce, unclean, undo, vile,
     villainous, whip, win, woeful, worthless, wretched
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  n. 最坏,最坏的时候;
  a. 最坏的,最恶劣的;
  ad. 最坏,最糟;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     n. 最坏,最坏的时候
     a. 最坏的,最恶劣的,最不利的
     ad. 最坏,最糟

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