{
    "term": "worst",
    "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "of the poorest quality or lowest standard; worse than any other person or thing of a similar kind",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "It was by far the worst speech he had ever made."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It's not the worst idea I've ever heard."
                },
                {
                    "text": "What's the **worst thing** that could happen?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "What she said confirmed my **worst fears** *(= proved they were right)*."
                },
                {
                    "text": "This is every parent's **worst nightmare**."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to be the cause of your own problems",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Her indecisiveness makes her her own worst enemy."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Some dancers become their own worst enemies, criticizing themselves for every imperfection."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to lose a fight, competition, etc. or suffer more compared with others",
            "examples": []
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/wɜːst/",
                "audio": "wo/worst/worst__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/wɜːrst/",
                "audio": "wo/worst/worst__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Old English wierresta, wyrresta (adjective), wierst, wyrst (adverb), of Germanic origin; related to worse."
}