Definition of WORST

worst

Plural: worsts

Noun

  • the least favorable outcome
    • "the worst that could happen"
  • 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"
  • the weakest effort or poorest achievement one is capable of
    • "it was the worst he had ever done on a test"
  • Something or someone that is the worst.

Verb

Verb Forms: worsted, worsting, worsts

  • To defeat or overcome someone in a contest or struggle.
  • defeat thoroughly
  • To make worse.
  • To grow worse; to deteriorate.
  • To outdo or defeat, especially in battle.

Adjective

  • (superlative of `bad') most wanting in quality or value or condition
    • "the worst player on the team"
    • "the worst weather of the year"
  • having undesirable or negative qualities
  • feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone

Adjective Satellite

  • very intense
  • feeling physical discomfort or pain (`tough' is occasionally used colloquially for `bad')
  • (of foodstuffs) not in an edible or usable condition
  • not capable of being collected
  • below average in quality or performance
  • nonstandard
  • not financially safe or secure
  • physically unsound or diseased
  • capable of harming
  • characterized by wickedness or immorality
  • reproduced fraudulently
  • not working properly

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"

Adj

  • superlative form of bad: most bad
  • Most inferior; doing the least good.
  • superlative form of bad: most bad
  • Most unfavorable.
  • superlative form of bad: most bad
  • Most harmful or severe.
  • superlative form of bad: most bad
  • Used with the definite article and an implied noun: something that is worst.

Adv

  • superlative form of badly: most badly; least well.

Examples

  • He managed to worst his rival with a perfectly placed bingo, securing the win.
  • I think putting oil on a burn is the worst thing you can do.
  • My sore leg hurts worst when it's cold and rainy.
  • None of these photographs of me are good, but this one is definitely the worst.
  • She's the worst-informed of the lot.
  • That's the worst news I've had all day.
  • The worst storm we had last winter knocked down our power lines.
  • This is the worst-written essay I've ever seen.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English worste, wurste, warste, werste, wirste, from Old English wierrest, from Proto-Germanic *wirsistaz, superlative form of *ubilaz (“bad, evil”); compare worse.
Cognate with Old Saxon wirsista, wirrista (“worst”), Old High German wirst, wirsesto, wirsisto (“worst”), Danish værst (“worst”), Swedish värst (“worst”), Icelandic verstur (“worst”).

Scrabble Score: 8

worst: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
worst: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
worst: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 8

worst: valid Words With Friends Word