worse
adjective
1 adjective more unpleasant or severeníos measa he's got worse problems than that tá fadhbanna níos measa ná sin aigethe weather was worse the next day bhí an aimsir ní ba mheasa an lá dár gcionnit makes the pain worse cuireann sé leis an bpian, déanann sé an phian níos measathe difficulties are getting worse tá na deacrachtaí ag éirí níos measa, tá na deacrachtaí ag dul in olcasthe situation has been made worse by emigration tá an scéal níos measa de bharr na heisimirce, tá an scéal imithe in olcas de bharr na heisimirceworse still was the by-election result ba mheasa fós toradh an fhothoghcháin, bhí toradh an fhothoghcháin ní ba mheasa arís 2 adjective of lower standard or levelníos measa their garden is in a much worse condition tá caoi i bhfad níos measa ar an ngairdín s'acusanliteracy levels are worse there than over here tá na leibhéil litearthachta níos measa ansin ná mar atá abhus anseoyour handwriting is getting worse tá do pheannaireacht ag éirí níos measa, tá do pheannaireacht ag dul in olcas, tá do pheannaireacht ag dul chun donaisTaispeáin iontráil iomlán
3 adjective more reprehensibleníos measa you're worse than him! tá tusa níos measa ná eisean!that's a worse sin is measa é sin mar pheaca, is mó de pheaca é sin 4 adjective more illníos measa she was worse yesterday bhí sí níos measa inné, bhí sí imithe in olcas innéhe's getting worse tá sé ag éirí níos measa, tá sé ag dul in olcasshe looks worse today tá cuma níos measa uirthi inniu 5 adjective more unhappy, nervous etcníos measa I feel worse about it than he does airímse níos measa ná mar a airíonn seisean mar gheall air 6 adjective more unsuitable or unsatisfactoryníos measa it couldn't have come at a worse time ní fhéadfadh sé tarlú ag am níos measa, ní fhéadfadh sé a bheith ní ba mhíthráthúlait might leave us in a worse position b'fhéidir gur níos measa as a bheimis
noun
7 noun sth more unpleasant or severeeven worse was to follow bhí níos measa fós le teachtthe sea was a bit rough but I've experienced worse bhí an fharraige beagáinín garbh ach tháinig mé trí níos measa 8 noun sth of lower qualityI've read a lot worse tá i bhfad níos measa ná sin léite agamadverb
9 adverb more severelyníos measa some people are affected worse than others buaileann sé daoine níos measa ná a chéile, is measa a bhuaileann sé daoine áirithe ná daoine eilesome low-lying areas are worse hit tá roinnt ceantair ísle buailte níos measashe hated me worse than ever ba mhó ná riamh an fuath a bhí aici orm 10 adverb less skilfully, impressively, etcníos measa they're playing worse than ever tá siad ag imirt níos measa ná riamhyou couldn't sing any worse even if you tried ní fhéadfá canadh pioc níos measa dá ndéanfá do dhícheall 11 adverb more unsatisfactory, problematic, etcníos measa fósníos measa arísor, worse, ... nó, níos measa fós, ...; nó, níos measa arís, ...