worst of all
idiom
—used to refer to the least pleasant or appealing part of something that has many bad parts
I forgot my backpack, was late for class, and worst of all, I discovered I'd studied the wrong material for the test.
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Just as the doctor who is no longer compassionate or caring towards his patients should no longer be a doctor—maybe the hopeless, helpless, resigned, and, worst of all, silent, healthcare leader who no longer feels change is his or her responsibility and personal mandate should step away.
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Sachin H. Jain, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
How Kansas City gets there On paper, there’s a lot to like about Buffalo in this matchup, but this is January, and these are the Chiefs, and worst of all for the Bills, these are the January Chiefs in Kansas City.
—J.j. Bailey, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
Perhaps worst of all, the student's vote will count because once the ballot is processed, there's no way to tell which ballot was his.
—M.l. Elrick, Detroit Free Press, 3 Nov. 2024
In the world of Eraserhead, the first feature of David Lynch, everything is emphatically not fine: Strange industrial noises fill the soundtrack, all efforts at human connection go awry, and worst of all, our hero has fathered a disgusting inhuman creature the wriggles and oozes all over its crib.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 8 Jan. 2025
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Sachin H. Jain, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
How Kansas City gets there On paper, there’s a lot to like about Buffalo in this matchup, but this is January, and these are the Chiefs, and worst of all for the Bills, these are the January Chiefs in Kansas City.
—J.j. Bailey, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
Perhaps worst of all, the student's vote will count because once the ballot is processed, there's no way to tell which ballot was his.
—M.l. Elrick, Detroit Free Press, 3 Nov. 2024
In the world of Eraserhead, the first feature of David Lynch, everything is emphatically not fine: Strange industrial noises fill the soundtrack, all efforts at human connection go awry, and worst of all, our hero has fathered a disgusting inhuman creature the wriggles and oozes all over its crib.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 8 Jan. 2025
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“Worst of all.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/worst%20of%20all. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.
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