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| asshole |
(slang) the worst part of a thing or place. [1/4 definitions] |
| at worst |
under the worst possible circumstances; in the worst possible case or from the worst perspective. |
| booby prize |
an amusing prize given to ridicule one who performs worst in a contest or competition. |
| crapehanger |
(informal) a gloomy, morose person; one who anticipates the worst. |
| depth |
the worst or hardest part. [1/8 definitions] |
| end |
(informal, old-fashioned) the very best or worst (prec. by "the"). [1/18 definitions] |
| fag end |
the last or worst part of something, esp. the worn-out or frayed end of a piece of cloth or rope. |
| if worse comes to worst |
if the worst occurs; if no other way is successful. |
| litotes |
in rhetoric, an understatement, esp. one expressed by a negation of an affirmative, as in "not the worst book I ever read". |
| low-water mark |
the lowest or worst level reached by anything. [1/2 definitions] |
| pessimism |
the belief that events will turn out badly; tendency to expect the worst. (Cf. optimism.) [2/3 definitions] |
| pit1 |
(pl.; slang) the worst, most disgusting, or the like (prec. by "the"). [1/14 definitions] |
| worst |
someone or something that is worst. [2/8 definitions] |
| worst-case |
of or describing the worst possible case, situation, result, or the like. |
| worst-case scenario |
the worst possible set of events that could follow. |
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