bad medicine

noun

Any advice or treatment that has no value or exacerbates the problem.

“Many economists believe that trying to spend your way out of a recession is bad medicine.”

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Meanings

nounbad medicine (uncountable)
  1. figurativelyuncountableAny advice or treatment that has no value or exacerbates the problem.

    Many economists believe that trying to spend your way out of a recession is bad medicine.

Translations

Tagalog masamang gamot
  • masamang gamotany advice or treatment that has no value or exacerbates the problem
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APA

bad medicine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bad%20medicine

MLA

“bad medicine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bad%20medicine. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bad medicine,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bad%20medicine.

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