Meaning of "worst" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD WORST

Old English wierrest; related to Old Frisian wersta, Old Saxon, Old High German wirsisto, Old Norse verstr.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF WORST

worst  [wɜːst]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WORST

Worst is a verb and can also act as a noun, an adjective and an adverb.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb worst in English.

The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES WORST MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Superlative

In grammar, the superlative is the form of an adverb or adjective that expresses a degree of the adverb or adjective being used that is greater than any other possible degree of the given descriptor. English superlatives are typically formed with the suffix -est or the word most. One preposition, near, also has a superlative form, as in Find the restaurant nearest your house.

Definition of worst in the English dictionary

The first definition of worst in the dictionary is in the most extreme or bad manner or degree. Other definition of worst is least well, suitably, or acceptably. Worst is also in or to the smallest degree or extent; least.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO WORST

PRESENT

Present

I worst

you worst

he/she/it worsts

we worst

you worst

they worst

Present continuous

I am worsting

you are worsting

he/she/it is worsting

we are worsting

you are worsting

they are worsting

Present perfect

I have worsted

you have worsted

he/she/it has worsted

we have worsted

you have worsted

they have worsted

Present perfect continuous

I have been worsting

you have been worsting

he/she/it has been worsting

we have been worsting

you have been worsting

they have been worsting

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I worsted

you worsted

he/she/it worsted

we worsted

you worsted

they worsted

Past continuous

I was worsting

you were worsting

he/she/it was worsting

we were worsting

you were worsting

they were worsting

Past perfect

I had worsted

you had worsted

he/she/it had worsted

we had worsted

you had worsted

they had worsted

Past perfect continuous

I had been worsting

you had been worsting

he/she/it had been worsting

we had been worsting

you had been worsting

they had been worsting

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will worst

you will worst

he/she/it will worst

we will worst

you will worst

they will worst

Future continuous

I will be worsting

you will be worsting

he/she/it will be worsting

we will be worsting

you will be worsting

they will be worsting

Future perfect

I will have worsted

you will have worsted

he/she/it will have worsted

we will have worsted

you will have worsted

they will have worsted

Future perfect continuous

I will have been worsting

you will have been worsting

he/she/it will have been worsting

we will have been worsting

you will have been worsting

they will have been worsting

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would worst

you would worst

he/she/it would worst

we would worst

you would worst

they would worst

Conditional continuous

I would be worsting

you would be worsting

he/she/it would be worsting

we would be worsting

you would be worsting

they would be worsting

Conditional perfect

I would have worst

you would have worst

he/she/it would have worst

we would have worst

you would have worst

they would have worst

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been worsting

you would have been worsting

he/she/it would have been worsting

we would have been worsting

you would have been worsting

they would have been worsting

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you worst
we let´s worst
you worst

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to worst

Past participle

worsted

Present Participle

worsting

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «WORST»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «worst» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of worst

acrimonious · adverse · affliction · ailing · anguish · antagonistic · at a push · at death´s door · bad · badly · barely · beat · bellicose · belligerent · best · bodeful · by no means · cantankerous · clobber · conquer · criminally · crook · cross · crush · damage · damaging · defeat · deficiently · deleterious · destruction · destructive · detrimental · dicky · dire · disadvantageous · diseased · dishonestly · distress · disturbing · evil · feeble · foreboding · foul · foully · frail · funny · get the better of · gloomy · grief · hardly · hardship · harm · harmful · harsh · hateful · hostile · hurt · hurtful · ill-disposed · illegally · illegitimately · illicitly · imperfectly · inadequately · inauspicious · inauspiciously · indisposed · infirm · inimical · iniquitous · injurious · injury · insufficiently · just · laid up · lick · maleficent · malevolent · malice · malicious · master · menacing · mischief · misery · misfortune · nauseous · noxious · off-colour · ominous · out of sorts · overcome · overpower · overthrow · pain · peaky · pernicious · poorly · problem · queasy · queer · rancorous · ruinous · run rings around · scarcely · seedy · sick · sickly · sinister · strain · subdue · subjugate · suffering · threatening · trauma · trial · tribulation · trouble · under the weather · undo · unfavourable · unfavourably · unfortunate · unfortunately · unfriendly · unhealthy · unkind · unlawfully · unlucky · unpleasantness · unpromising · unpropitious · unscrupulously · unwell · unwholesome · valetudinarian · vanquish · vile · weak · woe · worry

TRANSLATION OF WORST

Find out the translation of worst to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of worst from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «worst» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 最坏的
• Translator English - Spanish: pésimo
• English: worst
• Translator English - Hindi: सबसे खराब
• Translator English - Arabic: الَأسْوَأ
• Translator English - Russian: наихудший
• Translator English - Portuguese: o pior
• Translator English - Bengali: খারাপ
• Translator English - French: pire
• Translator English - Malay: Terburuk
• Translator English - German: schlechtester
• Translator English - Japanese: 最悪の
• Translator English - Korean: 가장 나쁜
• Translator English - Javanese: Paling awon
• Translator English - Vietnamese: xấu nhất
• Translator English - Tamil: மோசமான
• Translator English - Marathi: सर्वात वाईट
• Translator English - Turkish: en kötü
• Translator English - Italian: peggiore
• Translator English - Polish: najgorszy
• Translator English - Ukrainian: найгірший
• Translator English - Romanian: cel mai rău
• Translator English - Greek: χείριστος
• Translator English - Afrikaans: ergste
• Translator English - Swedish: värst
• Translator English - Norwegian: verst

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WORST»

Discover the use of worst in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to worst and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

The Worst Hard Time: The Untold Story of Those Who Survived ...

This e-book includes a sample chapter of SHORT NIGHTS OF THE SHADOW CATCHER.

Timothy Egan, 2006

The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook: How to Escape ...

Providing frightening and funny real information in the best-selling tradition of the Paranoid's Pocket Guide and Hypochondriac's Handbook, this indispensable, indestructible pocket-sized guide is the definitive handbook for those times ...

David Borgenicht, Joshua Piven, 2011

The Complete Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook

The worst of the worst, all in one place!

David Borgenicht, Joshua Piven, 2012

Fear the Worst: A Thriller

Tim Blake is an average guy.

Linwood Barclay, 2009

What's the Worst That Could Happen?: A Rational Response to ...

The globe is warming! or The globe is not warming. We're the ones doing it! or It's a natural cycle. It's gonna be a catastrophe! or It'll be harmless. This is the biggest threat to humankind! or This is the biggest hoax in history.

Greg Craven, 2009

Best Friends, Worst Enemies: Understanding the Social Lives ...

Details the complex nature of children's friendships and discusses the difference between friendship and popularity, how boys and girls deal with intimacy and commitments, and related topics.

Michael Thompson, Catherine O'Neill Grace, Lawrence J. Cohen, 2001

The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook: Life

Diverging from the multi-step scenarios of the previous books in the Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook series, each of the more than 700 new scenarios here are pared to the immediate problem, the immediate first step, and some what-next ...

David Borgenicht, Joshua Piven, 2010

It Was the Best of Sentences, It Was the Worst of Sentences: ...

In this wickedly humorous manual, language columnist June Casagrande uses grammar and syntax to show exactly what makes some sentences great—and other sentences suck.

June Casagrande, 2010

My Worst Best Friend

High school classmates Gracie and Savanna are total opposites and best friends, until Savanna's lying and manipulative behavior begin to bother Gracie, who wonders if it is time she started thinking for herself.

Dyan Sheldon, 2010

The Worst-Case Scenario Book of Survival Questions

Fifty percent longer than the handbooks, this challenging, interactive, and informative book is packed with survival trivia, expert tips, adventurous situations, and illustrations.

David Borgenicht, Joshua Piven, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WORST»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term worst is used in the context of the following news items.

Five reasons why New York's LaGuardia Airport is the worst — and …

New York's LaGuardia Airport is the worst in the country, whether measured in the miserable howls of crowded, stranded travelers or the ledgers of government ... «USA TODAY, Jul 15»

Dustin Hoffman Thinks Hollywood Movies Are the Worst They've …

“I think right now television is the best that it's ever been and I think that it's the worst that film has ever been,” Hoffman said. “In the 50 years that I've been doing it ... «Vanity Fair, Jul 15»

North Korea says it faces worst drought in a century

North Korea says it is facing its worst drought in a century, sparking fears of worsening food shortages. State news agency KCNA said main rice-growing ... «BBC News, Jun 15»

Midem 2015: LA Reid Calls 'X Factor' 'The Worst Thing I've Ever Done'

"It's the worst thing I've ever done," Reid said at a Pepsi-sponsored Midem breakfast chat on Saturday, June 6 in Cannes, France. 'X Factor's' Simon Cowell ... «Billboard, Jun 15»

Mariah Carey: 'American Idol' was 'worst experience of my life'

Mariah Carey: 'American Idol' was 'worst experience of my life'. By Natalie Stone, The Hollywood Reporter. Updated 2:02 PM ET, Fri May 29, 2015. «CNN, May 15»

The Worst Jobs Of 2015

CareerCast, a career advice and salary listing website owned by classified advertising and career support company Adicio, evaluated 200 jobs that have the ... «Forbes, Apr 15»

These are the 5 worst airlines in America

In the AQR report released last year, SkyWest was rated the third-worst airline in the industry. This year, they held on to the same spot, so give them points for ... «Fortune, Apr 15»

Cities With the Worst Rush-Hour Traffic

The City of Angels tops the annual TomTom traffic index for having the worst evening commute in the U.S. (not to mention the worst traffic overall), with an ... «Forbes, Mar 15»

The Best (and Worst!) Things Parks and Recreation Taught Us …

we ranked what's coming up in 2017 from best to worst. In the words of Pawnee tastemaker Annabel Porter, let's "binge-watch the future": 1. Flying, talking robots ... «TV Guide, Feb 15»

Kirk Cameron declared worst actor this year at the Razzie Awards

Cameron Diaz and Kirk Cameron received the dubious honor of being dubbed the year's worst actress and actor at the 35th Annual Golden Raspberry Awards ... «Fox News, Feb 15»