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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
worst-case  (wûrst′kās′),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. of the worst possibility;
    being the worst result that could be expected under the circumstances:a worst-case scenario.Cf. best-case. 
  • 1960–65

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