feel bad

idiom

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

Examples of feel bad in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Food isn’t intrinsically good or evil, so there is no need to feel bad about food choices. Cnn, The Mercury News, 19 Apr. 2024 There’s practically a whole genre of analysis devoted to arguing that people are actually right to feel bad about the economy because of something or other. Paul Krugman, The Mercury News, 22 Feb. 2024 If your boobs—or body—feel bad after implants, talk to your doctor. Korin Miller, SELF, 11 Mar. 2024 Still, my warm, welcoming, Catholic school teachers never made menstruating kids feel bad about ducking out to the nurse for a pad or needing to sit out during P.E. because of cramps. Caroline Colvin, Health, 9 Mar. 2024 And the weather didn’t feel bad at all — more like a lot of fun, actually. Richard Espinoza, Kansas City Star, 21 Feb. 2024 These moments can make people feel out of control, and the emotions involved can feel bad or uncomfortable in themselves. Heather Lench, Scientific American, 21 Feb. 2024 All those people came out to support us and cheer for us and all of us feel bad. Matthew Coles, USA TODAY, 7 Feb. 2024 There are many options—in person or online—out there, so don’t feel bad about looking around for the right one for you. Tiffany Ayuda, SELF, 14 Feb. 2024

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“Feel bad.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/feel%20bad. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.

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