worst-case scenario
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worst-case scenario
noun worst-case scenarios
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Any situation or conclusion which could not be any worse; the worst possible outcome.
Everyone is rightly planning for the worst-case scenario. Across Europe, that worst-case scenario is already playing out.
Opposite: best-case scenario
adverb
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At worst, worst comes to worst, in the worst-case scenario.
I'll get the ends of my hair dyed. Worst-case scenario, I can cut them off.
Opposite: at best, best-case scenario
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noun Situation which could not be any worse
| Español | el peor de los casos, el peor caso |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 최악의 시나리오 choeag-ui sinario |
| 日本語 | 最悪のシナリオ saiaku no shinario, 予想される最悪の筋書き yosō sareru saiaku no sujigaki |
| 中文 | 最壞的情況 /最坏的情况 zuìhuài de qíngkuàng |
| Português | pior dos casos, pior das hipóteses |
| Français | pis-aller, scénario catastrophe |
| Deutsch | Worst-Case-Szenario |
| Română | cel mai rău caz |
adv at worst
| Español | en el peor de los casos, en el peor caso |
|---|---|
| Français | au pire, dans le pire des cas |
| Deutsch | schlimmstenfalls, im schlimmsten Fall |
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