worse off

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
worse/wɜːs/

▶adjective

• 1 of poorer quality or lower standard.

  ■ more serious, severe, or evil.

• 2 more ill or unhappy.

▶adverb

• 1 less well.

• 2 more seriously or severely.

▶noun a worse event or circumstance.

■ (the worse) a worse condition.

– phrases
none the worse for not adversely affected by.
or worse or as an even worse unspecified alternative.
the worse for drink rather drunk.
the worse for wear informal

• 1 worn.

• 2 feeling rather unwell, especially as a result of drinking too much alcohol.

worse off less fortunate or prosperous.

– origin OE wyrsa, wiersa (adj.), wiers (adv.), of Gmc origin; rel. to war.