worst

[Worst]

The adjective worst describes the thing that is the least good, like this awful pizza, the worst we've ever had in our lives.

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Bad, evil, or pernicious, in the highest degree, whether in a physical or moral sense. See Worse.

Noun
the weakest effort or poorest achievement one is capable of; "it was the worst he had ever done on a test"

Noun
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"

Noun
the least favorable outcome; "the worst that could happen"

Verb
defeat thoroughly; "He mopped up the floor with his opponents"

Adjective
(superlative of `bad'') most wanting in quality or value or condition; "the worst player on the team"; "the worst weather of the year"

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Adverb
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"


a.
Bad, evil, or pernicious, in the highest degree, whether in a physical or moral sense. See Worse.

n.
That which is most bad or evil; the most severe, pernicious, calamitous, or wicked state or degree.

a.
To gain advantage over, in contest or competition; to get the better of; to defeat; to overthrow; to discomfit.

v. i.
To grow worse; to deteriorate.


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.
If thou hadst not been born the worst of men, Thou hadst been a knave and flatterer.

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.
He is always sure of finding diversion when the worst comes to the worst.

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.

Worst

Worst, v. i. To grow worse; to deteriorate. [R.] "Every face . . . worsting." Jane Austen.

Bad, evil, or pernicious, in the highest degree, whether in a physical or moral sense. See Worse.

That which is most bad or evil; the most severe, pernicious, calamitous, or wicked state or degree.

To gain advantage over, in contest or competition; to get the better of; to defeat; to overthrow; to discomfit.

To grow worse; to deteriorate.

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Usage Examples

Being a teenager is an amazing time and a hard time. It's when you make your best friends - I have girls who will never leave my heart and I still talk to. You get the best and the worst as a teen. You have the best friendships and the worst heartbreaks.

At his best, man is the noblest of all animals separated from law and justice he is the worst.

A blessed thing it is for any man or woman to have a friend, one human soul whom we can trust utterly, who knows the best and worst of us, and who loves us in spite of all our faults.

Be assured those will be thy worst enemies, not to whom thou hast done evil, but who have done evil to thee. And those will be thy best friends, not to whom thou hast done good, but who have done good to thee.

As another has well said, to handicap a student by teaching him that his black face is a curse and that his struggle to change his condition is hopeless is the worst sort of lynching.

America is just the country that how all the written guarantees in the world for freedom are no protection against tyranny and oppression of the worst kind. There the politician has come to be looked upon as the very scum of society.

And at the time, it is funny how you can look at something and say, for example with my shoulder injury, when it first happened I said this is the worst thing that could happen to me. Why me, why now? Now I look back and say it was probably the best thing that happened to me.

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Other Usage Examples

And by the way, everything in life is writable about if you have the outgoing guts to do it, and the imagination to improvise. The worst enemy to creativity is self-doubt.

At an unprecedented time with the worst attack ever on our soil, our President displayed extraordinary determination, leadership and resolve when history was thrust upon him and the United States.

Alcohol may be man's worst enemy, but the bible says love your enemy.

As with the Christian religion, the worst advertisement for Socialism is its adherents.

Absolutely the worst thing about this job is the travel and being away from family. I have a wife and three wonderful children, the kids are all active in sports and it's very difficult to up and leave and miss them growing up.

And partly, the worst thing you could do in my family was need something from someone. So physical strength represented an avenue of self-sufficiency to me.

A psychologist once told me that for a boy being in the middle of a conflict between two women is the worst possible situation. There's always a desire to please each one.

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