worse vs badness
badness vs worseworse and badness both are nouns.
worse is an adjective but badness is not an adjective.
worse is an adverb but badness is not an adverb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| worse | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
| badness | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
badness is a hypernym of
worse; that is, badness is a
word with a broader meaning than worse:
- worse: something inferior in quality or condition or effect
- badness: that which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency
Other hypernyms of worse include
bad.
| worse (noun) | badness (noun) |
|---|---|
| something inferior in quality or condition or effect | that which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency |
| used of the degree of something undesirable e.g. pain or weather | |
| an attribute of mischievous children |
| worse (adjective) | badness (adjective) |
|---|---|
| (comparative of `bad') inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability | |
| changed for the worse in health or fitness |
| worse (adverb) | badness (adverb) |
|---|---|
| (comparative of `ill') in a less effective or successful or desirable manner |
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