worst

«worst» in Mova's judaism dictionary: the most bad of all — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adjective (bad, worse, worst); adverb (badly, worse, worst); noun (the worst)

meaning for a pupil

1) Worst means the most bad of all. tree →

2) The worst is the most bad thing that can happen. tree →

3) At worst means if things go as badly as they can. tree →

sense in the lessons

Interpretation: Sefer Yetzirah lists good and evil as a pair, with degrees from good to best and from bad to worst. It uses this to say God made all things in opposites and balances. In the primary lessons: In maths: the lowest score or result, or the longest time in a race; in «worst case» problems, count the unluckiest picks first, then add one to be sure. In weather and health: the worst storm, the worst of the cold is over. Phrases: the worst, at worst, worst case, if the worst comes to the worst, the worst part.

examples

• God made all things as this one compared to that one: [note 1: [Ecclesiastes 7:14]] good compared to evil, better and best and a worse and worst. (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation) tree →
• Wherefore I will bring the worst of the nations, and they shall possess their houses; I will also make the pride of the strong to cease; and their holy places shall be profaned. (Prophets EZK.7.24, JPS 1917) tree →
• Her worst score was 6. tree →
• In the worst case, how many must you pick? tree →
• Which day had the worst weather? tree →
• His worst time was 12 seconds. tree →
• That was the worst film I have ever seen. tree →
• The worst part of the trip was the long wait. tree →
• Hope for the best and plan for the worst. tree →
• At worst, we will be ten minutes late. tree →
• He was the worst king that England ever had. tree →

note

Superlative of «bad»: bad, worse, worst. Never «baddest» or «most worst». Opposite: best. Pick the lowest score, or the longest time for a race. «Worst case» means count the unlucky picks first, then add one.

In the corpora

• The news mostly reports the worst and most urgent events, because that is what feels important to report.
• It shows the worst moments, because what is new and unusual today is what makes the news.
• Radiation still harms living things in the worst spots, and scientists argue how much.
• The Rat: «The worst of it is, I don't exactly know where we are.
• The worst is over.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «worst» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.