fear the worst

: an unpleasant often strong emotion caused by anticipation or awareness of danger

: an instance of this emotion

: a state marked by this emotion

: to be afraid of : expect with alarm

: to have a reverential awe of

: frighten

: superlative of bad

: or of ill

: most corrupt, bad, evil, or ill

: superlative of ill

: or illy

: or of bad

: one that is worst

: to get the better of : defeat