| Noun | 1. | worst - the least favorable outcome; "the worst that could happen" | |
| 2. | worst - 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"evilness, evil - the quality of being morally wrong in principle or practice; "attempts to explain the origin of evil in the world" | |
| 3. | worst - the weakest effort or poorest achievement one is capable of; "it was the worst he had ever done on a test"attempt, effort, try, endeavor, endeavour - earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something; "made an effort to cover all the reading material"; "wished him luck in his endeavor"; "she gave it a good try" best - the supreme effort one can make; "they did their best" | |
| Verb | 1. | worst - defeat thoroughly; "He mopped up the floor with his opponents"beat, beat out, vanquish, trounce, crush, shell - come out better in a competition, race, or conflict; "Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship"; "We beat the competition"; "Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game" | |
| Adj. | 1. | worst - (superlative of `bad') most wanting in quality or value or condition; "the worst player on the team"; "the worst weather of the year"superlative - an exaggerated expression (usually of praise); "the critics lavished superlatives on it" bad - 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" best - (superlative of `good') having the most positive qualities; "the best film of the year"; "the best solution"; "the best time for planting"; "wore his best suit" | |
| Adv. | 1. | worst - 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" | |