feel bad

idiom

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

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Please don’t feel bad about any of this. Literary Hub, 29 Jan. 2026 Staley and the Gamecocks shouldn't feel bad. CBS News, 19 Jan. 2026 Jarquin's advice to anyone who’s not in a kitchen all day is to pick the recipes that matter most to you to make from scratch and don’t feel bad about letting a few things slide. Aly Walansky, Southern Living, 22 Nov. 2025 It’s still considered rude, and people on both sides tend to feel bad about it, albeit in different ways. Anna Holmes, The Atlantic, 20 Oct. 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 14 Feb. 2026.

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