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worse-case scenario

worse-case scenario is the misspelling of worst-case scenario.

Meaning of worst-case scenario

Noun

worst-case scenario (plural worst-case scenarios)

  1. Any situation or conclusion which could not be any worse; the worst possible outcome.
    • Everyone is rightly planning for the worst-case scenario. Across Europe, that worst-case scenario is already playing out.2020 March 25, “Network News: What COVID-19 means for rail in a wider transport context”, in Rail, page 10

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Questions about worse-case scenario

What is worse-case scenario the misspelling of?
Worse-case scenario is the misspelling of worst-case scenario.

Words near worse-case scenario in the dictionary

  1. worse for wear
  2. worse luck
  3. worse off
  4. worse things happen at sea
  5. worse-case
  6. worse-case scenario
  7. worse-off
  8. worse-tempered
  9. worsed
  10. worsely
  11. worsement

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