“More worse” or “even worse”: which is correct?
even worse
The short answer
Use worse by itself or even worse for emphasis.
Redundancy error
Why people get it wrong
People make this error when they try to add emphasis or clarity to the comparative form by mistakenly combining more with worse. This can happen because they think of other comparisons where more is used correctly, like more interesting.
Examples with even worse
- This situation is worse than before.
- The test results were worse than expected.
- I was feeling bad yesterday, but today I feel even worse.
Quick check
I was feeling bad yesterday, but today I feel .
Use worse by itself or even worse for emphasis.
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