[], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- More harmful, painful, offensive, unpleasant, or severe.

- Less good, not so good, inferior; of lower quality or value; less favourable, advantageous, or attractive; more unskilful or inefficient.

- Less well; more ill, distressed, or upset.


Phrases:

Origin:
late 15th century; earliest use found in Trevisa's Bartholomeus De Proprietatibus Rerum. As adjective from worse + -er. As adverb from worse + -er

[], (Noun)

Definitions:
- A person who or animal which is worse; one who is more wicked or inferior in qualities or performance.

- In plural. With possessive: a person's inferiors.


Phrases:

Origin:
late 15th century; earliest use found in Trevisa's Bartholomeus De Proprietatibus Rerum. As adjective from worse + -er. As adverb from worse + -er

[], (Adverb)

Definitions:
- More badly, wickedly, or reprehensibly; more severely or harshly; more imperfectly, carelessly, or incorrectly.

- As an intensifier, with verbs of hurting, harming, hating, etc.: more greatly, severely, or intensely; in a greater degree.


Phrases:

Origin:
late 15th century; earliest use found in Trevisa's Bartholomeus De Proprietatibus Rerum. As adjective from worse + -er. As adverb from worse + -er

[], (Verb)

Definitions:
- To make worse; = "worsen".

- To become worse; = "worsen".


Phrases:

Origin:
late 16th century; earliest use found in Thomas Rogers (c1553–1616), religious controversialist and Church of England clergyman. From worser, after better; perhaps reinforced by association with frequentative verbs in -er