worst-case
adjective/ˈwɜːst keɪs/
/ˈwɜːrst keɪs/
[only before noun]- involving the worst situation that could happen
- In the worst-case scenario more than ten thousand people might be affected.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryWorst-case is used with these nouns:- scenario
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