"au pire" meaning in Français

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Adverb

IPA: \o piʁ\
  1. Dans le cas le moins favorable.
    Sense id: fr-au_pire-fr-adv-oOOfm~XG Categories (other): Exemples en français
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
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          "ref": "Philippe Morvan, L’envol du papangue, Orphie, 2024",
          "text": "Ils ne m’aiment pas. Ils ne m’ont jamais aimée. Au mieux, ils m’ignorent. Au pire, ils me molestent quand ils ont un peu trop bu l’arack."
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          "ref": "Maud Mayeras, Reflex, Anne Carrière, 2013",
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