feel bad

verb

To not feel good; to experience an unpleasant physical sensation.

“After chemo, I felt bad.”

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Meanings

verbfeel bad (third-person singular simple present feels bad, present participle feeling bad, simple past and past participle felt bad)

present singular third person feels bad · participle present feeling bad · participle past felt bad · past felt bad

  1. intransitiveliterallyTo not feel good; to experience an unpleasant physical sensation.

    It feels really bad to get hit with a baseball bat.

    1. intransitiveliterallyTo feel ill or sick.

      After chemo, I felt bad.

  2. figurativelyTo feel remorse or shame for one's actions.

    I felt bad that I was leaving my home again.

    1 more example

    I feel bad about what I did. I won't do it again.

  3. figurativelytransitiveTo feel pity for, to empathize with.

    With all the things he went through, I felt pretty bad for him.

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APA

feel bad. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/feel%20bad

MLA

“feel bad.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/feel%20bad. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “feel bad,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/feel%20bad.

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