"at worst" meaning in English

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Prepositional phrase

Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} at worst, {{en-PP}} at worst
  1. If the worst possible alternative happens (especially in an otherwise positive situation). Synonyms: at the worst Translations (if the worst possible alternative happens): 大不了 (dàbuliǎo) (Chinese Mandarin), pahimmillaan (Finnish), au pire (French), schlimmstenfalls (German), a legrosszabb esetben (Hungarian), þegar verst lætur (Icelandic), male che vada (Italian), alla peggio (Italian), w najgorszym przypadku (Polish), na pior das hipóteses (Portuguese), в ху́дшем слу́чае (v xúdšem slúčaje) (Russian), aig a' char as miosa (Scottish Gaelic), en el peor caso (Spanish), en el peor de los casos (Spanish), a lo peor (Spanish)

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          "sense": "if the worst possible alternative happens",
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          "sense": "if the worst possible alternative happens",
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          "sense": "if the worst possible alternative happens",
          "word": "þegar verst lætur"
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          "sense": "if the worst possible alternative happens",
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          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "if the worst possible alternative happens",
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          "sense": "if the worst possible alternative happens",
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          "sense": "if the worst possible alternative happens",
          "word": "na pior das hipóteses"
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      "roman": "dàbuliǎo",
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      "sense": "if the worst possible alternative happens",
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      "sense": "if the worst possible alternative happens",
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      "sense": "if the worst possible alternative happens",
      "word": "alla peggio"
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      "sense": "if the worst possible alternative happens",
      "word": "w najgorszym przypadku"
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      "sense": "if the worst possible alternative happens",
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      "sense": "if the worst possible alternative happens",
      "word": "aig a' char as miosa"
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      "sense": "if the worst possible alternative happens",
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