worse /wûrs/

1. (used as compar of bad and ill) more bad
2. More ill
3. More grave, serious or acute
4. Inferior in standard

Something worse, as in worse was to come

1. Less well
2. More badly or severely

To worst

worsˈen intransitive verb and transitive verb

To grow or make worse

worseˈness noun

worsˈer adjective and adverb

A redundant comparative of worse

could do worse than

Would be well-advised to (do something)

for better or for worse

Whatever may happen of good fortune or bad

for the worse

To a worse state

go by or with the worse (obsolete)

To lose, be defeated

go from bad to worse

To get even worse, to deteriorate further

have the worse

1. To be at a disadvantage
2. To be defeated

none the worse for

Not harmed by

put to the worse (Bible)

To defeat

the worse for

Harmed or impaired by

the worse for wear

1. Worn or shabby from use
2. In a poor state of health, drunk (informal)

worse off

Financially poorer

bad /bad/

1. Ill or evil
2. Wicked, naughty
3. Hurtful
4. Incorrect, faulty
5. Rotten
6. Poor
7. Unskilful
8. Worthless
9. Unfavourable
10. Painful
11. Injured
12. Unwell
13. Spurious
14. Severe
15. Harmful
16. Offensive, disagreeable
17. Having serious effects
18. Good, attractive (slang, orig US)

1. Badly
2. Hard

Something evil, wicked, hurtful, etc

baddˈie or baddˈy noun (informal)

A criminal person or villain, esp as portrayed in films, television or radio shows

baddˈish adjective

1. Somewhat bad
2. Not very good

badˈly adverb

1. In a bad way
2. Severely
3. To a marked extent, very much

Unwell

badˈness noun

badˈass (US slang) noun

An aggressive or difficult person

adjective

1. (also badˈassed) touchy, difficult
2. Tough, intimidating
3. Excellent

bad bank noun

A bank set up to administer unprofitable assets

bad blood noun

Angry or hostile feeling (also bad feeling)

bad boy noun (chiefly US inf)

Any impressive thing

bad debt noun

A debt that cannot be recovered and is therefore written off as a loss

bad hair day noun (informal)

A day that starts badly (characterized by difficulty with one's hair) and gets worse, a day one would rather not have to face

badˈlands plural noun

1. Greatly eroded wasteland in South Dakota
2. Any similar eroded region

bad language noun

Swearing

badly off adjective

Poorly provided esp with money

badˈman noun (chiefly US)

An outlaw

badˈmouth transitive verb (informal)

To criticize, malign

bad news plural noun

1. Any unwelcome, upsetting or irritating event, or a report of such
2. Someone or something troublesome, irritating, etc (slang)

bad shot noun

A wrong guess

bad-temˈpered adjective

Easily annoyed, sulky

bad trip noun (informal)

An episode of terrifying hallucinations and physical discomfort resulting from taking a drug, esp LSD

bad'ware noun same as malware

big bad see under big¹

feel bad about (informal)

To be sorry about, regret

from bad to worse

Into an even worse situation

go bad

To decay, become mouldy or putrid

go to the bad

To go to moral ruin

in a bad way (informal)

1. Ill
2. In trouble

in someone's bad books

Unpopular with someone

make the best of a bad job (informal)

To do the best one can in unfavourable circumstances

my bad (US sl)

A phrase used to acknowledge that one has made a mistake

not bad

Fairly good

not half bad (informal)

Pretty good, excellent

take the bad with the good

To accept unpleasant things along with pleasant ones

too bad (informal)

1. What a pity!
2. Regrettable, a shame

to the bad

In deficit

with a bad grace

Ungraciously

ill /il/

1. Ailing, sick
2. Evil, bad, wicked
3. Producing evil
4. Hurtful, harmful
5. Unfortunate
6. Unfavourable
7. Difficult
8. Reprehensible
9. Incorrect, incompetent
10. (of temper, etc) peevish
11. Grieved, distressed (Scot)
12. Severe (Scot)

1. Badly
2. Not well
3. Not rightly
4. Wrongfully
5. Unfavourably
6. Amiss
7. With hardship
8. With difficulty

1. Evil
2. Wickedness
3. Misfortune
4. Harm
5. Ailment

illˈness noun

1. Sickness
2. Disease

illth noun (Ruskin, etc)

The contrary of wealth or wellbeing

illy /ilˈli/ adverb (rare)

Ill

ill-advisedˈ adjective

1. Imprudent
2. Ill-judged

ill-advisˈedly adverb

ill-affectˈed adjective

Not well-disposed

ill-assortˈed adjective

1. Incompatible
2. Not matching

ill-behavedˈ adjective

Behaving badly, ill-mannered

illˈ-being noun

The state of being poor or in bad health

ill-beseemˈing adjective (Shakespeare)

Unbecoming

ill blood or ill feeling noun

Resentment, enmity

ill-bodˈing adjective (literary)

Inauspicious

ill-bredˈ adjective

1. Badly brought up or badly educated
2. Uncivil

ill breeding noun

ill-conditˈioned adjective

1. In bad condition
2. Churlish (archaic)

ill-considˈered adjective

1. Badly thought out
2. Misconceived

ill-deedˈly adjective (Scot; archaic)

Mischievous

ill-definedˈ adjective

1. Having no clear outline
2. Vague, imprecise, hazy

ill-disposedˈ adjective

1. Unfriendly
2. Unsympathetic

ill-equippedˈ adjective

Insufficiently provided with tools, etc

illˈ-faced (Spenser ill-faste) adjective (poetic)

Ugly-faced

ill fame noun

Disrepute

ill-faˈted adjective

Unlucky

ill-faˈvoured (Scot ill-faurdˈ) adjective

Unattractive, ugly

ill-fāˈvouredly adverb

ill-fāˈvouredness noun

ill feeling noun

Resentment, animosity, bad feeling

ill fortune noun

Bad luck

ill-foundˈed adjective

Without foundation, baseless

illˈ-gotten or (archaic) illˈ-got adjective

Procured by dishonest or unworthy means

ill-hairedˈ adjective (Scot)

Cross-grained

ill-headˈed (Spenser ill-heddˈed) adjective (archaic)

Not clear in the head

ill health noun

Poor health

ill-huˈmour noun

ill-huˈmoured adjective

Bad-tempered

ill-huˈmouredly adverb

ill-informedˈ adjective

Ignorant

ill-judgedˈ adjective

Foolish, unwise, ill-timed

ill-lookˈing adjective

1. Having an evil look
2. Ugly

ill luck noun

Bad luck

ill-mannedˈ adjective (archaic)

Provided with too few men

ill-mannˈered adjective

1. Rude, discourteous
2. Coarse, uncouth

ill-matchedˈ adjective

1. Not suited to one another
2. Not matching well

ill nature noun

ill-naˈtured adjective

1. Bad-tempered
2. Spiteful, malevolent, mean

ill-naˈturedly adverb

ill-naˈturedness noun

ill-offˈ adjective (rare)

In bad circumstances, badly off

ill-oˈmened adjective

1. Unfortunate, unlucky
2. Inauspicious, doomed

ill-spentˈ adjective

Misspent, wasted, squandered

ill-starredˈ adjective

1. Born under the influence of an unlucky star
2. Unlucky, ill-fated

ill success noun

Lack of success, failure

ill temper noun

ill-temˈpered adjective

1. Bad-tempered
2. Morose
3. Badly tempered, ill-mixed, distempered (Shakespeare)

ill-temˈperedly adverb

ill-timedˈ adjective

1. Said or done at an unsuitable time
2. Inappropriate, ill-judged

ill-treatˈ transitive verb

1. To treat badly or cruelly
2. To abuse

ill-treatˈment noun

ill turn noun

An act of unkindness or enmity

ill-uˈsage or ill-useˈ noun

ill-useˈ transitive verb

To ill-treat

ill-usedˈ adjective

Badly treated

ill-versedˈ adjective

Having scanty knowledge or skill (with in)

ill-willˈ noun

1. Unkind feeling
2. Enmity, hostility

illˈ-wisher noun

A person who wishes harm to another

ill-wrestˈing adjective (Shakespeare)

Misinterpreting to disadvantage

go ill with

To result in danger or misfortune to

ill at ease

1. Uneasy
2. Embarrassed

ill become

To do someone no credit

take it ill

To be offended

with an ill grace

Ungraciously

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