See worst in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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{
"glosses": [
"The worst-case scenario or eventuality."
],
"links": [
[
"worst",
"worst#English"
],
[
"case",
"case"
],
[
"scenario",
"scenario"
],
[
"eventuality",
"eventuality"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(specifically) The worst-case scenario or eventuality."
],
"tags": [
"specifically",
"uncountable"
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"A rout or loss in battle."
],
"links": [
[
"rout",
"rout"
],
[
"loss",
"loss"
],
[
"battle",
"battle"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(figuratively) A rout or loss in battle."
],
"tags": [
"figuratively",
"uncountable"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈwurst/"
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈwɛrst/"
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈwarst/",
"note": "later Northern"
}
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "warst"
},
{
"word": "warste"
},
{
"word": "werist"
},
{
"word": "werst"
},
{
"word": "werste"
},
{
"word": "wirst"
},
{
"word": "worste"
},
{
"word": "wyrst"
},
{
"word": "werrest"
},
{
"word": "wrst"
},
{
"tags": [
"Early-Middle-English"
],
"word": "wurst"
}
],
"word": "worst"
}
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