feel bad

idiom

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

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Even 9-1-1 dispatchers were in the comments saying that calls like these 'make their day' and to not feel bad at all. Jordan Greene, People.com, 6 Mar. 2025 As, as a means of, for people to feel bad or, feel sad about the African American experience or the African experience. Outside Online, 5 Mar. 2025 And white people and students are purposely made to feel bad about themselves because of the reality of slavery in the past. Dr. Tony Lux, Chicago Tribune, 8 Feb. 2025 And some of it is useful, but a lot of it can feel engineered to make new parents without much time in their hands feel bad. Bon Appétit, 15 Jan. 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 25 Mar. 2025.

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