Adjective
In the least favorable of all possible circumstances.
Usage- not-comparable
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In a worst-case scenario, according to the ILO, 51 million jobs could be lost in 2009.
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In the summer, the RSSB calculated that passengers stood a 1-in-11,000 chance of catching COVID-19 on a train - a statistic it felt was actually a worst-case figure, with the risk probably even lower.