the nightmare-case scenario

the nightmare/worst-case scenario

the worst thing that could possibly happen I suppose the worst-case scenario would be if both of us lost our jobs at the same time.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Jalal	-	Arabic, Persian
Allen	AL-ən (English)	English, Scottish
Rens	-	Dutch
Ludovicus	-	Ancient Germanic (Latinized)
Leonty	-	Russian
Nkosana	-	Southern African, Xhosa