bad trot

7.9

A time when a team or person keeps getting bad results

noun

: racha negativa

The team hopes to end their bad trot with a win in the next game.

Examples

After a bad trot of losses, they finally won a game.
She admitted her confidence was shaken by a bad trot of disappointing results.
After a bad trot in business, the company finally made a profit this quarter.
The team is experiencing a bad trot this season.
After a bad trot in business, the company finally made a profit this quarter.
She admitted her confidence was shaken by a bad trot of disappointing results.
The team hopes to end their bad trot with a win in the next game.

Synonyms

bad luck

vsbad trot

166 1.0

Unlucky events that happen by chance

covers a period of repeated poor performance rather than single events

misfortune

vsbad trot

75 3.7

A bad event that causes trouble

is about an extended run of poor results not one isolated event

down on one's luck

vsbad trot

7 6.7

Having bad luck, often with money

is a spell of poor performance or repeated bad outcomes

ill luck

vsbad trot

1 3.8

Bad things that happen to someone by chance

emphasizes a series of poor outcomes specifically in performance over time

rough trot

vsbad trot

Informal

1 8.1

A difficult time or an uncomfortable ride someone has

focuses on repeated poor results rather than physical discomfort

unluckiness

vsbad trot

3.0

A situation in which bad things keep happening to someone

refers to a time of poor results across many events instead

Antonyms

good run

26 3.4

A period when a person, team, or company has a lot of success

How Unlucky

losing streak

27 3.2

bad trot

7.9

setback

148 3.6

Surface Forms

bad trot singular

bad trots plural

Morphology

bad + trot

The adjective 'bad' combined with a motion noun like 'trot' allows a plausible metaphorical reading (a 'trot' as a short run or sequence, hence a 'bad run' of events), so a learner who knows 'trot' as a gait could infer a related meaning. However, this extension from physical movement to a period of poor performance is somewhat metaphorical and regionally marked, and many learners would not reliably map 'trot' to 'run/series' without prior exposure.

Etymology

Bad trot may come from horse racing, where the trot is a horse's steady run and a horse that kept running poorly was said to be on a bad trot. That's why bad trot now means 'a period of poor performance or bad luck'.