[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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 when the worst
         comes to the worst.                      --addison.
   1913 webster

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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 worsted by the captivated
         ark.                                     --south.
   1913 webster
see also:
worsted worsting worse 

[3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

worst \worst\, v. i.
   to grow worse; to deteriorate. r. "every face . . .
   worsting." --jane austen.
   1913 webster

[4] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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.
   1913 webster

         i have a wife, the worst that may be.    --chaucer.
   1913 webster

         if thou hadst not been born the worst of men,
         thou hadst been a knave and flatterer.   --shak.
   1913 webster
see also:
bad worse 

[5] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

bad \bad\ ba^d, a. compar. worse w^us; superl.
   worst w^ust. probably fr. as. baeddel
   hermaphrodite; cf. baedling effeminate fellow.
   wanting good qualities, whether physical or moral; injurious,
   hurtful, inconvenient, offensive, painful, unfavorable, or
   defective, either physically or morally; evil; vicious;
   wicked; -- the opposite of good; as, a bad man; bad
   conduct; bad habits; bad soil; bad air; bad health; a bad
   crop; bad news.

   note: sometimes used substantively.
         1913 webster

               the strong antipathy of good to bad. --pope.
         1913 webster

   syn: pernicious; deleterious; noxious; baneful; injurious;
        hurtful; evil; vile; wretched; corrupt; wicked; vicious;
        imperfect.
        1913 webster
see also:
worse worst good 

[6] : WordNet (r) 2.0

worst
     adj : superlative of `bad' most wanting in quality or value or
           condition; "the worst player on the team"; "the worst
           weather of the year" ant: best
     n 1: the least favorable outcome; "the worst that could happen"
     2: 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"
     3: the weakest effort or poorest achievement one is capable of;
        "it was the worst he had ever done on a test" ant: best
     adv : 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"
     v : defeat thoroughly; "he mopped up the floor with his
         opponents" syn: pip, mop up, whip, rack up
see also:
best pip mop up whip rack up 

[7] : WordNet (r) 2.0

worst
     see bad
see also:
bad 

[8] : WordNet (r) 2.0

bad
     adj 1: having undesirable or negative qualities; "a bad report
            card"; "his sloppy appearance made a bad impression";
            "a bad little boy"; "clothes in bad shape"; "a bad
            cut"; "bad luck"; "the news was very bad"; "the
            reviews were bad"; "the pay is bad"; "it was a bad
            light for reading"; "the movie was a bad choice" ant:
             good
     2: very intense; "a bad headache"; "in a big rage"; "had a big
        or bad shock"; "a bad earthquake"; "a bad storm" syn: big
     3: feeling physical discomfort or pain `tough' is occasionally
        used colloquially for `bad'; "my throat feels bad"; "she
        felt bad all over"; "he was feeling tough after a restless
        night" syn: tough
     4: of foodstuffs not in an edible or usable condition; "bad
        meat"; "a refrigerator full of spoilt food" syn: spoiled,
         spoilt
     5: not capable of being collected; "a bad or uncollectible
        debt" syn: uncollectible
     6: below average in quality or performance; "a bad chess
        player"; "a bad recital"
     7: nonstandard; "so-called bad grammar"
     8: not financially safe or secure; "a bad investment"; "high
        risk investments"; "anything that promises to pay too much
        can't help being risky"; "speculative business
        enterprises" syn: insecure, risky, high-risk, speculative
     9: physically unsound or diseased; "has a bad back"; "a bad
        heart"; "bad teeth"; "an unsound limb"; "unsound teeth"
        syn: unfit, unsound
     10: capable of harming; "bad habits"; "bad air"; "smoking is bad
         for you"
     11: keenly sorry or regretful; "felt bad about letting the team
         down"; "was sorry that she had treated him so badly";
         "felt bad about breaking the vase" syn: sorry
     12: characterized by wickedness or immorality; "led a very bad
         life" syn: immoral
     13: reproduced fraudulently; "like a bad penny..."; "a forged
         twenty dollar bill" syn: forged
     14: not working properly; "a bad telephone connection"; "a
         defective appliance" syn: defective
     n : that which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or
         decency; "take the bad with the good" syn: badness
         ant: good, good
     adv 1: with great intensity `bad' is a nonstandard variant for
            `badly'; "the injury hurt badly"; "the buildings were
            badly shaken"; "it hurts bad"; "we need water bad"
            syn: badly
     2: very much; strongly; "i wanted it badly enough to work hard
        for it"; "the cables had sagged badly"; "they were badly
        in need of help"; "he wants a bicycle so bad he can taste
        it" syn: badly
     also: worst, worse
see also:
good big tough spoiled spoilt uncollectible 
insecure risky high-risk speculative unfit 
unsound sorry immoral forged defective 
badness badly worst worse 

[9] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

108 moby thesaurus words for "worst":
   abominable, arrant, atrocious, awful, base, bear the palm, beastly,
   beat, beat all hollow, beat hollow, beneath contempt, best,
   blameworthy, brutal, clobber, contemptible, defeat, deplorable,
   despicable, destroy, detestable, dire, disgusting, do in, down,
   dreadful, drub, egregious, enormous, fetid, filthy, fix, flagrant,
   foul, fulsome, grievous, gross, hateful, heinous, hide, horrible,
   horrid, hors de combat, infamous, lambaste, lamentable, lather,
   lick, loathsome, lousy, monstrous, nasty, nefarious, noisome,
   notorious, obnoxious, odious, offensive, outclass, outdo, outfight,
   outgeneral, outmaneuver, outpoint, outrageous, outrun, outsail,
   outshine, pip, pitiable, pitiful, put, rank, regrettable,
   reprehensible, repulsive, rotten, ruin, sad, scandalous, schlock,
   scurvy, settle, shabby, shameful, shocking, shoddy, skin,
   skin alive, sordid, squalid, take the cake, terrible, thrash,
   too bad, trim, triumph, triumph over, trounce, unclean, undo, vile,
   villainous, whip, win, woeful, worthless, wretched

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