at worst

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Also, at the worst.

In the least favorable circumstance; under the most difficult conditions. For example, Convicted of taking a bribe, the official believed that at worst he would be sentenced to a few months in prison. [1500s]

In the least favorable view or supposition, as in No harm done; at the worst I'll copy the tax return again. Chaucer used this sense in Troilus and Cressida: “For at the worst, it may yet short our way.” [Late 1300s] For the antonym, see at best.

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释义	at worst SEE SYNONYMS FOR at worst ON THESAURUS.COM Also, at the worst. 1 In the least favorable circumstance; under the most difficult conditions. For example, Convicted of taking a bribe, the official believed that at worst he would be sentenced to a few months in prison. [1500s] 2 In the least favorable view or supposition, as in No harm done; at the worst I'll copy the tax return again. Chaucer used this sense in Troilus and Cressida: “For at the worst, it may yet short our way.” [Late 1300s] For the antonym, see at best. Words nearby at worst at will, atwitter, Atwood, Atwood's machine, at work, at worst, at wt, atypical, atypical lipoma, atypical measles, atypical pneumonia The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Words related to at worst slightly, somewhat, partially, at least, bit by bit, by degrees, carelessly, halfway, inadequately, incompletely, insufficiently, notably, piecemeal, relatively, at best, at most, in part, in some measure, little by little, measurably
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