schlimmstenfalls

Deutsch · Thesaurus

AI In plain words

Writing a short explanation…

Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.

schlimmstenfalls

[ˈʃlɪmstn̩fals]

Where it comes from

Zusammenrückung der Formen schlimmsten und Falls

adverb

im schlechtesten denkbaren Fall Schlimmstenfalls müssen wir unterwegs irgendwo ein Nachtlager einrichten.
Similar: schlechtestenfalls · Opposite: bestenfalls, Idealfall

In English

worst comes to worst if a bad situation develops
at worst if the worst possible alternative happens
worst-case scenario at worst

Talk about this word

Cite this

MLA

"schlimmstenfalls." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/de/schlimmstenfalls. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

schlimmstenfalls. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/de/schlimmstenfalls

Chicago

"schlimmstenfalls." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/de/schlimmstenfalls.

BibTeX

@misc{schlimmstenfalls_2026,
  title = {schlimmstenfalls},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/de/schlimmstenfalls},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}