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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Your mind is hijacked by a worst-case scenario as Venus and Chiron clash.
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Usa Today, USA Today, 2 Nov. 2025
So enjoy the quiet anonymity of the next few weeks and, worst-case scenario, months.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 28 Oct. 2025
Key Headlines Hurricane Melissa is a worst-case scenario storm for Jamaica and is expected to ravage the island’s infrastructure.
—ABC News, 27 Oct. 2025
These worst-case outcomes can be avoided.
—Jeremy Konyndyk, Foreign Affairs, 23 Oct. 2025
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Usa Today, USA Today, 2 Nov. 2025
So enjoy the quiet anonymity of the next few weeks and, worst-case scenario, months.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 28 Oct. 2025
Key Headlines Hurricane Melissa is a worst-case scenario storm for Jamaica and is expected to ravage the island’s infrastructure.
—ABC News, 27 Oct. 2025
These worst-case outcomes can be avoided.
—Jeremy Konyndyk, Foreign Affairs, 23 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for worst-case
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“Worst-case.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/worst-case. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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