worst-case
idiomPart ofworst
worst-case — idiom
1. describing the most serious possible outcome of a situation, often used before '
1.idiom
Definition
describing the most serious possible outcome of a situation, often used before 'scenario' or 'situation'.
Example
In a worst-case scenario, the storm could knock out power for the entire week.
The engineers planned for every worst-case situation before the bridge construction began.