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Word Analysis

"worse" in the Big Book

11

occurrences in 11 passages

By Chapter

Ch. 1: Bill's Story
1
Ch. 2: There Is a Solution
1
Ch. 3: More About Alcoholism
3
Ch. 5: How It Works
2
Ch. 6: Into Action
2
Ch. 8: To Wives
1
Ch. 9: The Family Afterward
1
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Chapter 1: Bill's Story(1 passage)

Gradually things got worse.
Chapter 1: Bill's Story · Page 5Read in PDF →

Chapter 2: There Is a Solution(1 passage)

As matters grow worse, he begins to use a combination of high-powered sedative and liquor to quiet his nerves so he can go to work.
Chapter 2: There Is a Solution · Page 22Read in PDF →

Chapter 3: More About Alcoholism(3 passages)

Over any considerable period we get worse, never better.
Chapter 3: More About Alcoholism · Page 30Read in PDF →
In some instances there has been brief recovery, followed always by a still worse relapse.
Chapter 3: More About Alcoholism · Page 31Read in PDF →
The doctor intimated strongly that he might be worse than he realized.
Chapter 3: More About Alcoholism · Page 39Read in PDF →

Chapter 5: How It Works(2 passages)

But the more we fought and tried to have our own way, the worse matters got.
Chapter 5: How It Works · Page 66Read in PDF →
When it made us cocky, it was worse.
Chapter 5: How It Works · Page 68Read in PDF →

Chapter 6: Into Action(2 passages)

The inconsistency is made worse by the things he does on his sprees.
Chapter 6: Into Action · Page 73Read in PDF →
We doubt if, in this respect, alcoholics are fundamentally much worse than other people.
Chapter 6: Into Action · Page 81Read in PDF →

Chapter 8: To Wives(1 passage)

he became worse.
Chapter 8: To Wives · Page 110Read in PDF →

Chapter 9: The Family Afterward(1 passage)

makes the impasse worse.
Chapter 9: The Family Afterward · Page 127Read in PDF →