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worst-case

[wurst-keys]
–adjective
of the worst possibility; being the worst result that could be expected under the circumstances: a worst-case scenario.
Compare best-case.


Origin:
1960–65
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worst-case   (wûrst'kās')
adj.  Most unfavorable; being or involving the worst possibility: "has exceeded even the worst-case estimate of his harshest critics" (Alan Cranston).
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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