Worst case scenario

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The phrase "worst case scenario" is used to describe any situation which could not be any worse, in other words, the worst possible outcome of a situation.

Organizations, both in business and in emergency services, usually try to predict their worst case scenario so they can deal with it effectively if it occurs.

[edit] In popular culture

• A book compiled of worst-case scenarios (and deferring it) has been published and appropriately titled "The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook". The book explains how to fight off alligators, how to open parachutes when it fails to open, how to land a plane and so on.