worst of all

phrase

—used to refer to the least pleasant or appealing part of something that has many bad parts

I forgot my backpack, was late for class, and worst of all, I discovered I'd studied the wrong material for the test.

Examples of worst of all in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But worst of all are its weak characters and story, which ultimately don’t feel as personal as other recent entries in the series. — Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 21 Sep. 2026

And perhaps worst of all, the mainstream media absolutely cannot get enough of her. — Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 10 Sep. 2026

The premise is uninteresting, and, worst of all, the jokes aren’t remotely funny. — Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2026

In the Afrikaans world of my childhood, dancing often meant the stolid vastrap (tight-step), the terrible langarm (long-arm, a two-step that desperately wants to be a one-step), or, worst of all, volkspele (national or popular games), compulsory in Afrikaans-medium state-run schools. — Jan Steyn, The Dial, 10 Mar. 2026

Rhymes for worst of all

• aerosol
• alcohol
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• basketball
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• cortisol
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• gossypol