The meaning of WORST is most corrupt, bad, evil, or ill. How to use worst in a sentence.

WORST definition: 1. superlative of bad: of the lowest quality, or the most unpleasant, difficult, or severe: 2. the…. Learn more.

Worst is used to form the superlative of compound adjectives beginning with `bad' and `badly.' For example, the superlative of `badly-affected' is `worst-affected.'

the worst ⇒ the least good or most inferior person, thing, or part in a group, narrative, etc (often preceded by at) the most poor, unpleasant, or unskilled quality or condition: television is at its …

Under the most negative circumstances, estimation, or interpretation: At worst, the storm will make us postpone the trip.

Definition of worst adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

There are 17 meanings listed in OED's entry for the word worst, two of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

Worst definition: bad or ill in the highest, greatest, or most extreme degree.. See examples of WORST used in a sentence.

The adjective worst describes the thing that is the least good, like this awful pizza, the worst we've ever had in our lives. Worst means "the least favorable outcome."

Synonyms for WORST: best, defeat, overcome, master, beat, take, get, stop; Antonyms of WORST: lose (to), fall, go down, fail, give up, collapse, go under, fold