"peor" meaning in Spanish

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Adjective

IPA: /peˈoɾ/, [peˈoɾ] Forms: peores [feminine, masculine, plural]
Rhymes: -oɾ Etymology: From Latin peiōrem, from Proto-Indo-European *ped-yōs (“to the ground, downward”). Compare English pejorative. Etymology templates: {{inh|es|la|peior|peiōrem}} Latin peiōrem, {{inh|es|ine-pro|*ped-yōs||to the ground, downward}} Proto-Indo-European *ped-yōs (“to the ground, downward”), {{root|es|ine-pro|*ped-}}, {{cog|en|pejorative}} English pejorative Head templates: {{es-adj-comp}} peor m or f (masculine and feminine plural peores)
  1. comparative degree of malo: worse Tags: comparative, feminine, form-of, masculine Form of: malo (extra: worse)
    Sense id: en-peor-es-adj-PE6cnrB4 Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 47 5 48
  2. superlative degree of malo: worst Tags: feminine, form-of, masculine, superlative Form of: malo (extra: worst)
    Sense id: en-peor-es-adj-V1S7ECU~
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: de mal en peor, en el peor de los casos, no hay peor ciego que el que no quiere ver, peor que peor

Adverb

IPA: /peˈoɾ/, [peˈoɾ]
Rhymes: -oɾ Etymology: From Latin peiōrem, from Proto-Indo-European *ped-yōs (“to the ground, downward”). Compare English pejorative. Etymology templates: {{inh|es|la|peior|peiōrem}} Latin peiōrem, {{inh|es|ine-pro|*ped-yōs||to the ground, downward}} Proto-Indo-European *ped-yōs (“to the ground, downward”), {{root|es|ine-pro|*ped-}}, {{cog|en|pejorative}} English pejorative Head templates: {{head|es|comparative adverb}} peor
  1. comparative degree of mal: worse Tags: comparative, form-of Form of: mal (extra: worse) Related terms: mal, malísimo, malo, pésimo
    Sense id: en-peor-es-adv-hb9H1eo9 Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 47 5 48

Inflected forms

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    {
      "word": "mejor"
    }
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "de mal en peor"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "en el peor de los casos"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "no hay peor ciego que el que no quiere ver"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    }
  ],
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    },
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    },
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      "args": {
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      },
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    },
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      },
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      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Latin peiōrem, from Proto-Indo-European *ped-yōs (“to the ground, downward”).\nCompare English pejorative.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "peores",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    }
  ],
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    "pe‧or"
  ],
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        "pe‧or"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        }
      ],
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      ],
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        ],
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        ]
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        "masculine"
      ]
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      ],
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      "links": [
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          "malo",
          "malo#Spanish"
        ],
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          "worst",
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        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "form-of",
        "masculine",
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/peˈoɾ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[peˈoɾ]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-oɾ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "peor"
}

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      },
      "expansion": "English pejorative",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
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      },
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  ],
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  ],
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    }
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          "worse"
        ]
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        },
        {
          "word": "malísimo"
        },
        {
          "word": "malo"
        },
        {
          "word": "pésimo"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
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        "form-of"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/peˈoɾ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[peˈoɾ]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-oɾ"
    }
  ],
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      "word": "mejor"
    }
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    "Spanish entries with incorrect language header",
    "Spanish epicene adjectives",
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    "Spanish non-lemma forms",
    "Spanish terms derived from Latin",
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    "Spanish terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ped-",
    "Spanish terms inherited from Latin",
    "Spanish terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation"
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      "word": "de mal en peor"
    },
    {
      "word": "en el peor de los casos"
    },
    {
      "word": "no hay peor ciego que el que no quiere ver"
    },
    {
      "word": "peor que peor"
    }
  ],
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      "name": "inh"
    },
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        "5": "to the ground, downward"
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      "name": "root"
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      "expansion": "English pejorative",
      "name": "cog"
    }
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  "forms": [
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      "tags": [
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        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    "pe‧or"
  ],
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    {
      "parts": [
        "pe‧or"
      ]
    }
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          "extra": "worse",
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        }
      ],
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      ],
      "links": [
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          "malo#Spanish"
        ],
        [
          "worse",
          "worse"
        ]
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      "tags": [
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      ],
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      ],
      "links": [
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          "malo",
          "malo#Spanish"
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          "worst",
          "worst"
        ]
      ],
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      ]
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    {
      "ipa": "/peˈoɾ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[peˈoɾ]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-oɾ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "peor"
}

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        "3": "peior",
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      "name": "inh"
    },
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  ],
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    {
      "parts": [
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "es",
  "pos": "adv",
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      "word": "mal"
    },
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      "word": "malísimo"
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  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/peˈoɾ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[peˈoɾ]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-oɾ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "peor"
}

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