algo peor

something worse

→ algo
phrase Rare #29,510
something worse Used to refer to something that is worse than what was previously mentioned or understood from context.
SP: No quiero pensar que pueda pasar algo peor.
EN: I don't want to think that something worse could happen.

O algo peor.

Or worse.

— Tesis (1996)

Mejor que te prepares para algo peor.

You’d better prepare yourself for something worse.

Y muy probablemente a algo peor, si puedo ser honesta.

And most likely something worse, if I can be honest.

— Bugonia (2025)

Vete de aquí antes de que haga algo peor, mendigo de mierda.

Get out of here before I do something worse, you piece-of-shit beggar.

— Broker (2022)

Esperaba algo peor.

I expected something worse.

O a algo peor.

Or to something worse.

— Los pecadores (2025)

Y si no es prisión, será algo peor.

And if it's not prison, it'll be something worse.

— Incontrolable (I Swear) (2025)

He hecho algo peor que matarlo.

I've done something worse than killing him.

— Star Trek II: La ira de Khan (1982)

¿Puede haber algo peor que esperar una hora bajo la lluvia sin paraguas ni refugio?

Is there anything worse than waiting an hour in the rain without an umbrella or shelter?

Por no decir algo peor.

To say the least.