worst-case
of the worst possibility; being the worst result that could be expected under the circumstances: a worst-case scenario.
Origin of worst-case
1- Compare best-case.
Words Nearby worst-case
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How to use worst-case in a sentence
Without those subsidies, the worst-case scenario has Obamacare entering a fiscal death spiral.
A Reminder: Our Justices are Politicians in Robes | Jedediah Purdy | November 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTNow, according to a recent World Food Program report (PDF), the estimate has risen to a worst-case scenario of 5.7 million.
Because the worst-case scenario is you do a series finale and no one cares.
They were worst-case-scenario models, as if no one did anything in response.
The epidemic, in a worst-case scenario, could reach millions.
CDC’s Worst Case Scenario: 1.4 Million Ebola Cases | Abby Haglage | September 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Now she turned to the worst case on her list, and made it her chief care.
A Houseful of Girls | Sarah TytlerShe took a pull of brandy large enough to ward off the worst case of pneumonia and then passed the bottle to Bag Ears.
"And That's How It Was, Officer" | Ralph SholtoArchibius said that, even in the worst case, it could not render the present state of affairs darker.
Cleopatra, Complete | Georg EbersThis was the worst case of buck fever that I have ever had and I do not care to ever experience a case of that kind again.
Fifty Years a Hunter and Trapper | Eldred Nathaniel WoodcockThe worst case of all occurs in the department of the affections.
Sermons Preached at Brighton | Frederick W. Robertson
British Dictionary definitions for worst case
a situation in which the most unfavourable conditions prevail
(as modifier): a worst-case projection of a massive accident
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