worse

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in Vietnamese Hơn, tệ hơn

BrE /ˈwɜːs/ AmE /ˈwɜːrs/

adjective en → vi

1 COMPARATIVE [comparative] A2

Hơn, tệ hơn

used to compare two things and show that one is less good than the other

  • worse than

Collocations health worse · weather worse

  • The weather is getting worse.

    Thời tiết đang trở nên tệ hơn.

2 STATE [adjective] B1

Tệ hơn, xấu đi

used to describe a situation that has become less good or better than before

  • be worse

Collocations health worse · situation worse

  • Her health is much worse now.

    Sức khỏe của cô ấy hiện giờ đã tệ hơn nhiều.

3 PAIN [adjective] B1

Đau hơn, đau tăng lên

used to describe pain that has become more severe or intense than before

  • be worse

Collocations pain worse · headache worse

  • My headache is getting worse.

    Đau đầu của tôi đang tăng lên.

1 VERB [transitive] B2

Gây ra, làm cho tệ hơn

to make something less good or better than before

  • make something worse

Collocations make situation worse · make health worse

  • His actions made the situation worse.

    Hành động của anh ấy đã làm cho tình hình trở nên tệ hơn.

2 PAIN [transitive] B2

Gây đau, làm tăng cơn đau

to make pain more severe or intense than before

  • make pain worse

Collocations make headache worse · make backache worse

  • The medicine made the pain worse.

    Thuốc đã làm cho cơn đau tăng lên.