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worst case scenario

worst case scenario is the alternative spelling 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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Forms of worst case scenario

pluralworst case scenarios

Questions about worst case scenario

What is worst case scenario the alternative spelling of?
Worst case scenario is the alternative spelling of worst-case scenario.

Words near worst case scenario in the dictionary

  1. worsify
  2. worsifying
  3. Worsley
  4. Worsleys
  5. worst
  6. worst case scenario
  7. worst case scenarios
  8. worst comes to worst
  9. worst enemies
  10. worst enemy
  11. worst for wear

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