feel bad

idiom

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

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But anything from the past (or present) that makes white men feel bad about themselves cannot be dealt with at all. Gary Franks, Hartford Courant, 3 Aug. 2025 Her belief was that the new ads featuring Sweeney would succeed — by making women feel bad and ugly. Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2025 Not to feel bad about them, but to start improving them. Lien De Pau, Forbes.com, 30 July 2025 It’s been associated with developmental delays, sleep problems, aggression, anxiety, and depression, and parents should feel bad about it. Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 29 July 2025 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 20 Aug. 2025.

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