bad light

noun

A weather condition where the light is so poor that the umpires feel that to continue playing would be dangerous.

“to show something in a bad light”

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Meanings

noun
  1. ball gamesA weather condition where the light is so poor that the umpires feel that to continue playing would be dangerous.
  2. figurativelyAn unfavourable presentation.

    to show something in a bad light

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APA

bad light. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bad%20light

MLA

“bad light.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bad%20light. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bad light,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bad%20light.

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