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worst-case scenarios

worst-case scenarios is the plural 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 worst-case scenarios

What is worst-case scenarios the plural of?
Worst-case scenarios is the plural of worst-case scenario.

Words near worst-case scenarios in the dictionary

  1. worst of both worlds
  2. worst off
  3. worst timeline
  4. worst-case
  5. worst-case scenario
  6. worst-case scenarios
  7. worst-kept secret
  8. worst-kept secrets
  9. worst-tempered
  10. Worstead
  11. worsted

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