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I . worst [wɜːrst, Brit wɜːst] ADJ

worst superl of bad:

the worst
o pior
the worst mistake
o pior erro
the worst soup I've ever eaten
a pior sopa que eu já comi

II . worst [wɜːrst, Brit wɜːst] ADV

worst superl of badly:

the worst dressed person at the party
a pessoa pior vestida na vesta
to be worst affected by sth
ser o mais atingido por a. c.

III . worst [wɜːrst, Brit wɜːst] N no pl

at worst
no pior dos casos
if (the) worst comes to (the) worst
se o pior acontecer
the worst
o pior
to fear the worst
temer o pior

See also badly , bad

badly <worse, worst> ADV

1. badly (poorly, negatively):

badly
mal
to think badly of sb
pensar mal de alguém
to think badly of sb
julgar mal alguém

2. badly (very much):

badly
muito
to want sth badly
querer muito a. c.

3. badly (seriously):

badly damaged
bastante danificado

I . bad <worse, worst> [bæd] ADJ

3. bad (harmful):

bad
prejudicial
to be bad for sb
fazer mal a alguém

4. bad (serious):

bad accident
grave

5. bad (incompetent):

I'm bad at football
sou ruim em futebol

6. bad (spoiled):

bad
estragado(-a)
to go bad
estragar

II . bad <worse, worst> [bæd] ADV Am inf

I . bad <worse, worst> [bæd] ADJ

3. bad (harmful):

bad
prejudicial
to be bad for sb
fazer mal a alguém

4. bad (serious):

bad accident
grave

5. bad (incompetent):

I'm bad at football
sou ruim em futebol

6. bad (spoiled):

bad
estragado(-a)
to go bad
estragar

II . bad <worse, worst> [bæd] ADV Am inf

ill [ɪl] ADJ

ill-fated ADJ

Usage examples with worst

the worst
o pior
at worst
no pior dos casos
if (the) worst comes to (the) worst
se o pior acontecer
to fear the worst
temer o pior
the worst mistake
o pior erro
the worst soup I've ever eaten
a pior sopa que eu já comi
to be worst affected by sth
ser o mais atingido por a. c.
the worst dressed person at the party
a pessoa pior vestida na vesta

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
Over 382,000 people were without power, one of the worst power outages on record for area utilities.
en.wikipedia.org
The worst ones laughed at her piles of paper, but they stopped when they realized that it was neither a joke nor craziness (103).
en.wikipedia.org
I felt overpowered with the weight of the worst ingratitude.
www.scoop.co.nz
But in 1986 one of the century's worst droughts stagnated the economy, permitting no real growth.
en.wikipedia.org
He added that it was downright uglybuilt in the thirties, one of the worst periods for design.
en.wikipedia.org
They support a ban on foie gras, and call it an example of intensive farming at its worst.
en.wikipedia.org
The design area is a theoretical area of the building representing the worst case area where a fire could burn.
en.wikipedia.org
But if this has been arguably the most chastening year of his hurling life, he looks back on the worst of it as an education.
www.independent.ie
At worst, it leads to fanatical, even terroristic, claims for the respect of non-existent rights.
news.nationalpost.com
However, when they are locked in cages with society's worst and treated like cattle in a factory farm, they come out forever changed.
www.alternet.org

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