ワースト
Meanings
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noun, noun-modifying (irregular)
worst; bottom-ranked; worst record
Used as a noun or before another noun, especially in rankings, statistics, records, and evaluations. Common in compounds such as ワースト記録, ワースト3, and ワーストケース.
This year's results were the worst ever.
That store ranked among the bottom three in the satisfaction rankings.
The team ended up setting a new worst record.
Usage patterns
- ワースト〈数〉the Nth worst (in a ranking)
This city ranks among the world's three most expensive (worst) cities.
- 〈事〉のワースト記録the worst record for something
This year set a new worst record for traffic accidents.
- 〈場所〉でワースト1になるto become the worst in a place/category
This prefecture became the worst in the country for crime rate.