worst-case
adjective
: involving, projecting, or providing for the worst possible circumstances or outcome of a given situation
a worst-case scenario
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Consider best- and worst-case scenarios, seeking alternatives and allowing for contingencies.
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Iese Business School, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
The Austrian family also expresses doubts about surviving a worst-case scenario.
—Jessi Jezewska Stevens, The Dial, 24 Apr. 2025
The visuals demonstrate worst-case scenarios and feeling trapped.
—Marina Watts, People.com, 18 Apr. 2025
But in practice, worst-case proofs of algorithms are hard to achieve.
—Dorit Dor, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
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Iese Business School, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
The Austrian family also expresses doubts about surviving a worst-case scenario.
—Jessi Jezewska Stevens, The Dial, 24 Apr. 2025
The visuals demonstrate worst-case scenarios and feeling trapped.
—Marina Watts, People.com, 18 Apr. 2025
But in practice, worst-case proofs of algorithms are hard to achieve.
—Dorit Dor, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
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“Worst-case.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/worst-case. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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