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Definition of worse noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

  

worse

 noun
noun
NAmE//wərs//
 
[uncountable]
 
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  •  more problems or bad news I'm afraid there is worse to come.
    • Idioms
    be none the worse (for something)
     
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    to not be harmed by something The kids were none the worse for playing in the mud.
    a change for the better/worse
     
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    a person, thing, situation, etc. that is better/worse than the previous or present one Voters see the new leader as a change for the better.
    for better or (for) worse
     
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    used to say that something cannot be changed, whether the result is good or bad
      the worse for wear (informal)
       
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    1. 1in a poor condition because of being used a lot
    2. 2drunk He arrived home at two in the morning, much the worse for wear.
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