feel bad

idiom

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

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Like many folks raised Catholic know, there’s sometimes a self-destructive tendency to pursue things as an adult you were told endlessly to feel bad about as a kid, which can parlay itself into habits of excess. Garret K. Woodward, Rolling Stone, 18 May 2025 Nico has made Schmitt feel bad about himself too many times and hasn’t always been the support system Schmitt’s needed. Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 16 May 2025 Don’t feel bad for getting distracted by the bugs or birds around you. Bekah Waalkes, The Atlantic, 1 May 2025 She was appalled by Gibson’s actions, Dever says, but thrilled by the part, which Dever performs with uncomfortably palpable insecurity, making the viewer almost feel bad for Gibson. Katie Heaney, Vulture, 23 Apr. 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 3 Jun. 2025.

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