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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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 Because of its size and cramped lay-out the crush of tourists in Venice is worst of all, not least because of the disgorging of thousands of passengers from cruise ships that dwarf the landscape. —

John Mariani, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024 Following last year’s centennial anniversary, Disney lost sole custody of Steamboat Willie, had its data leaked in a companywide hack, and, worst of all, released Wish. —

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