Worst–case
of the worst possibility; being the worst result that could be expected under the circ-mstances:
a worst-case scenario.
contemporary examples
how obama lost the middle east walter russell mead november 9, 2009
being charlie sheen’s g-ddess marlow stern august 2, 2011
ronski heads new jewish ident-ty administration gershom gorenberg may 27, 2013
geithner’s stress test sham frank partnoy may 6, 2009
london athletes face post-olympic blues tony doukopil august 13, 2012
historical examples
cleopatra, complete georg ebers
within prison walls thomas mott osborne
trans-himalaya, vol. 1 (of 2) sven hedin
a trip to cuba julia ward howe
the whitehouse cookbook (1887) mrs. f.l. gillette
noun
a situation in which the most unfavourable conditions prevail
(as modifier): a worst-case projection of a m-ssive accident
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