1 bad to a greater extent: “My exam results were bad but his were much worse (than mine).”
slechter

2 not so well: “I feel worse today than I did last week.”
slechter

3 more unpleasant: “Waiting for exam results is worse than sitting the exams.”
erger
not so well: “He behaves worse now than he did as a child.”
minder goed
someone or something which is bad to a greater extent than the other (of two people, things etc): “the worse of the two alternatives.”
de/het ergste

'worsen (Werkwoord)

to (cause to) grow worse: “The situation has worsened.”
verergeren

none the worse for

not in any way harmed by: “The child was lost in the supermarket but fortunately was none the worse for his experience.”
niet geleden hebbend onder

the worse for wear

becoming worn out: “These chairs are the worse for wear.”
versleten
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worse

erger ; moeilijker ; slechter ; zieker

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EN: more trying

EN: want worse NL: harder nodig hebben
EN: he is none the worse for it NL: hij heeft hem niet gedeerd (geen kwaad gedaan)
EN: I like him none the worse for it NL: ik mag hem er even (wel zo) graag om
EN: much the worse for wear NL: behoorlijk versleten
EN: little theworse for wear NL: nog zo goed als nieuw
EN: the worse for drink NL: dronken
EN: to make things (matters) worse NL: tot overmaat van ramp
EN: from bad to worse NL: v. kwaad tot erger