feel bad

phrase

: feel regret over something
I feel bad about what happened.

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So don’t feel bad to give your couch accents a break from their weekly wash from now on. — Ashlyn Needham, The Spruce, 21 Aug. 2026 According to mental health professionals, parents looking forward to the start of the school year needn’t feel bad. — Melissa Willets, Parents, 20 Aug. 2026 We are not shown that war or killing are bad, only that good men sometimes feel bad about it — a very different point. — Tom Tapp, Deadline, 27 July 2026 In the cave, there’s darkness, and that means there’s less to see, to feel bad about and take responsibility for. — Colin Fleming, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for feel bad

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“Feel bad.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/feel%20bad. Accessed 3 Oct. 2026.

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