No. 639 in Catalan

pitjor

"Worse."

In a sentence

Aquesta és la pitjor pel·lícula que he vist mai.
This is the worst movie I have ever seen.
Here, 'pitjor' signifies the superlative form, describing the noun 'pel·lícula' to express it as the least favorable.
Va anar pitjor del que esperàvem.
It went worse than we expected.
In this case, 'pitjor' compares an outcome to an expectation, functioning as a comparative of 'mal' (bad).
No trobarem una solució pitjor.
We will not find a worse solution.
Here, 'pitjor' is used to suggest a comparative degree, describing a hypothetical scenario as less favorable than others.

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