bad
- adjective
- /bæd/
- One child indicated that he always felt bad when the partner he wanted had already been chosen.
- feel bad
- make someone feel bad
- really feel bad
You made them feel foolish, look bad, feel bad, feel hurt.
- You made them feel foolish, look bad, feel bad, feel hurt.
- But for her, she felt so bad that it was worth the risk.
- I don't feel bad at all prior to that.
- And he goes and I felt bad because I didn't know how.
- This is the the entire act of bad conscience, right?
- I feel so bad and I see no way out.
- I would always feel like bad for myself.
- If you, if you make the kid feel bad, they're going to be bad.
- Better than let her feel bad, you know, feel bad.
- And so I don't feel bad about the plane.
- Maybe you feel bad and it's all in my head.
Examples
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So I think Phil and Chris felt kind of bad about it.
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For a moment, he felt bad that he hadn't shut it behind him.
Fiction book (1990) -
But for her, she felt so bad that it was worth the risk.
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I feel so bad for the two gentlemen.
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I feel so bad for all those people.
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I feel very bad for you.
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Well, I feel bad about it now, I guess.
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By then, we knew what was going on, and we felt bad for May Anna.
Fiction book (1990) -
It's just that it makes me feel bad when Mr. Hunsecker hurts you.
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She felt so bad for lying to her friend.
Synonyms
Feeling regret for something you did
Showing that you feel bad about doing something wrong
Feeling embarrassed and guilty about something you did or failed to do
Feeling very sorry for doing something that hurt someone
Feeling sorry for something you did or said
Feeling sorry about something you did and showing it
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
Put someone into a difficult situation they cannot control because of bad luck
- Informal
To put someone into a bad or difficult situation because of bad luck
- Specialized
When people use bad money, they keep better money and it disappears
Compounds
- Informal
A feeling of anger or dislike between people that often leads to hostility
- Specialized
A check from an account without enough money that the bank does not pay
A treatment that is not helpful or is unpleasant but sometimes needed to make you better
- Specialized
A part of a disk where data cannot be read or written because it is damaged
- Specialized
A block in a blockchain that the network computers do not accept because it breaks the rules
- Informal
A place believed to be for punishment after death or a very bad situation
How Sorry
Surface Forms
Etymology
Bad began as a word for 'not good', and people also used it for how someone feels inside when they have done something wrong. So to feel bad now means to feel 'sorry' or full of regret.