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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But perhaps worst of all, Amazon has attempted to block my co-workers and I from exercising our rights.
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Rubie Mosqueda, TIME, 21 Dec. 2024
But worst of all, the Patriots sidelined their own strength.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 19 Nov. 2024
She’s seen men who lie in their dating profile, men who stick her with the dinner bill, and worst of all, men who can't shut up about their mothers.
—Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 9 Oct. 2024
And Georgia and North Carolina need the help, probably worst of all, but North Carolina has really been hit.
—Caleb McCullough and Amy Sherman, Austin American-Statesman, 1 Oct. 2024
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Rubie Mosqueda, TIME, 21 Dec. 2024
But worst of all, the Patriots sidelined their own strength.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 19 Nov. 2024
She’s seen men who lie in their dating profile, men who stick her with the dinner bill, and worst of all, men who can't shut up about their mothers.
—Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 9 Oct. 2024
And Georgia and North Carolina need the help, probably worst of all, but North Carolina has really been hit.
—Caleb McCullough and Amy Sherman, Austin American-Statesman, 1 Oct. 2024
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“Worst of all.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/worst%20of%20all. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.
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