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At worst, worst comes to worst, in the worst-case scenario.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: at best, best-case scenario
Any situation or conclusion which could not be any worse; the worst possible outcome.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: best-case scenario
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
35 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Dutch:
in het ergste geval
— at worst
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Dutch:
in het slechtste geval
— at worst
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Finnish:
pahimmassa tapauksessa
— at worst
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French:
au pire
— at worst
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French:
dans le pire des cas
— at worst
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Galician:
no peor dos casos
— at worst
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German:
schlimmstenfalls
— at worst
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German:
im schlimmsten Fall
— at worst
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Icelandic:
í versta falli
— at worst
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Norwegian:
i verste fall
— at worst
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Polish:
w najgorszym przypadku
— at worst
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Spanish:
en el peor de los casos
— at worst
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Spanish:
en el peor caso
— at worst
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Catalan:
pitjor dels casos
— Situation which could not be any worse
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Chinese Mandarin:
最壞的情況 /最坏的情况
(zuìhuài de qíngkuàng)
— Situation which could not be any worse
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Dutch:
doemscenario
— Situation which could not be any worse
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Dutch:
worstcasescenario
— Situation which could not be any worse
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Finnish:
pahin tapaus
— Situation which could not be any worse
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Finnish:
pahin mahdollinen tapaus
— Situation which could not be any worse
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Finnish:
kauhuskenaario
— Situation which could not be any worse
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French:
pis-aller
— Situation which could not be any worse
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French:
scénario catastrophe
— Situation which could not be any worse
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Galician:
o peor dos casos
— Situation which could not be any worse
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German:
Worst-Case-Szenario
— Situation which could not be any worse
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Irish:
an cás is measa
— Situation which could not be any worse
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Japanese:
最悪のシナリオ
(saiaku no shinario)
— Situation which could not be any worse
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Japanese:
予想される最悪の筋書き
(yosō sareru saiaku no sujigaki)
— Situation which could not be any worse
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Korean:
최악의 시나리오
(choeag-ui sinario)
— Situation which could not be any worse
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Norwegian:
verstefallscenario
— Situation which could not be any worse
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Polish:
najgorszy przypadek
— Situation which could not be any worse
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Portuguese:
pior dos casos
— Situation which could not be any worse
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Portuguese:
pior das hipóteses
— Situation which could not be any worse
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Romanian:
cel mai rău caz
— Situation which could not be any worse
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Spanish:
el peor de los casos
— Situation which could not be any worse
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Spanish:
el peor caso
— Situation which could not be any worse
