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I . worse [wɜːrs, Brit wɜːs] ADJ

worse comp of bad:

worse
pior
from bad to worse
de mal a pior
to get worse
piorar
to get worse and worse
piorar cada vez mais
to make matters worse ...
tornar as coisas piores ...

II . worse [wɜːrs, Brit wɜːs] N no pl

III . worse [wɜːrs, Brit wɜːs] ADV

worse comp of badly:

worse
pior
to do sth worse than ...
fazer a. c. pior que ...

See also badly , bad

badly <worse, worst> ADV

1. badly (poorly, negatively):

badly
mal
to think badly of sb
pensar mal de alguém
to think badly of sb
julgar mal alguém

2. badly (very much):

badly
muito
to want sth badly
querer muito a. c.

3. badly (seriously):

badly damaged
bastante danificado

I . bad <worse, worst> [bæd] ADJ

3. bad (harmful):

bad
prejudicial
to be bad for sb
fazer mal a alguém

4. bad (serious):

bad accident
grave

5. bad (incompetent):

I'm bad at football
sou ruim em futebol

6. bad (spoiled):

bad
estragado(-a)
to go bad
estragar

II . bad <worse, worst> [bæd] ADV Am inf

I . bad <worse, worst> [bæd] ADJ

3. bad (harmful):

bad
prejudicial
to be bad for sb
fazer mal a alguém

4. bad (serious):

bad accident
grave

5. bad (incompetent):

I'm bad at football
sou ruim em futebol

6. bad (spoiled):

bad
estragado(-a)
to go bad
estragar

II . bad <worse, worst> [bæd] ADV Am inf

ill [ɪl] ADJ

ill-fated ADJ

Usage examples with worse

to get worse and worse
piorar cada vez mais
the worse
o pior m
to make matters worse ...
tornar as coisas piores ...
from bad to worse
de mal a pior
to have seen worse
ter visto coisas piores
to get worse
piorar
to do sth worse than ...
fazer a. c. pior que ...
for better or (for) worse
para o que der e vier
to change for the worse
mudar para pior
to go from bad to worse
ir de mal a pior
to be the worse for wear person
estar exausto(-a)
his bark is worse than his bite
cão que ladra não morde prov
to take a turn for the worse/better
piorar/melhorar

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
Making matters worse, the agency was losing some of its best and most experienced operatives under an early retirement scheme.
www.independent.co.uk
His alternative method of working around the strapping is far worse, as it leaves a gap between the strips of wallpaper.
en.wikipedia.org
But there is something much worse than a breach of pedantry and linguistic lack of logic.
www.independent.co.uk
Even though they have the money to pay the employees' paychecks, money still goes missing, but they have worse problems.
en.wikipedia.org
Worse, it provoked the general feeling that it would have been better if the game had never come out, instead resting forever as the dictionary definition of vapourware.
www.wired.co.uk
With housing benefit cuts now biting deep into peoples incomes, this is only going to get worse.
en.wikipedia.org
To make matters worse, teachers who entered the profession from 2011 are on a severely cut salary scale, he said.
www.independent.ie
They are generally completely incompetent and make the situations they are summoned to help far worse.
en.wikipedia.org
The worse offender in this case is damage to the skin from outdoor sun bathing, indoor tanning and normal unprotected sun expose when outdoors either working or playing.
www.emaxhealth.com
Attempts to gloss over the significance of race or even to deny its reality only make problems worse.
en.wikipedia.org

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