- worst-case
- \\¦ ̷ ̷ ¦ ̷ ̷ \ adjective
: involving, projecting, or providing for the worst possible circumstances or the worst outcome of a given situation
a worst-case scenario
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/werrst"kays'/, adj.of the worst possibility; being the worst result that could be expected under the circumstances: a worst-case scenario. Cf. best-case.[1960-65]* * *
worstˈ-case adjective• • •Main Entry: ↑worst* * *
worst-case UK US adjectivePhrase: worst-case scenario* * *
worst-case «WURST KAYS», adjective.designed to accommodate the very worst eventualities under a given set of circumstances: »A large number of the “worst-case scenarios” put forward…focus on the possibility that a new pathogenic form of the host bacterium might be created inadvertently by experimenters working with the novel genesplicing technique (Scientific American).
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adj. (of a projected development) characterized by the worst of the possible foreseeable circumstancesin the worst-case scenario, coastal resorts and communities face disaster
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involving the worst situation that could happen
Useful english dictionary. 2012.