worst

worst
index dire, subdue, subject, upset

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  • Worst — ワースト (Wāsuto) Type Shōnen Genre Comédie, action Manga Auteur Hiroshi Takahashi Éditeur …   Wikipédia en Français

  • worst — [wʉrst] adj. [ME worste < OE wyrsta, wierresta < base of wiersa,WORSE + st, superl. suffix] 1. superl. of BAD1 & ILL1 2. a) bad, evil, harmful, unpleasant, etc. in the highest degree; least good …   English World dictionary

  • worst — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ most bad, severe, or serious. ► ADVERB 1) most severely or seriously. 2) least well. ► NOUN ▪ the worst part, event, or circumstance. ► VERB ▪ get the better of …   English terms dictionary

  • Worst — Worst, n. That which is most bad or evil; the most severe, pernicious, calamitous, or wicked state or degree. [1913 Webster] The worst is not So long as we can say, This is the worst. Shak. [1913 Webster] He is always sure of finding diversion… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 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.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Worst — steht für Worst (Manga) Hans Worst , (Hanswurst), Heinrich von Braunschweig zu Wolfenbüttel in Luthers Schrift Wider Hans Worst, (1541) Siehe auch Worst Case Worster …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • worst — The idiom if the worst comes to the worst has been standard in BrE since the late 16c. In AmE it usually occurs in the form if worst comes to worst …   Modern English usage

  • 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. [1913 Webster] The . . . Philistines were …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Worst — Worst, v. i. To grow worse; to deteriorate. [R.] Every face . . . worsting. Jane Austen. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • worst — superlative of ILL …   Medical dictionary

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