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.

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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 And, worst of all, his team couldn’t win, opening the season 1-6. Miami Herald, 9 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for worst of all

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“Worst of all.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/worst%20of%20all. Accessed 23 Sep. 2026.

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