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bad ending

bad ending noun: an ending that occurs when the player finishes the video game but is not completely successful for some reason, as opposed to a good ending.

Noun

bad ending (plural bad endings)

  1. An ending that occurs when the player finishes the video game but is not completely successful for some reason, as opposed to a good ending.
  2. (Internet, broadly, humorous, sometimes) The least optimal outcome or conclusion to a given situation, problem or event.

Antonyms of bad ending

Forms of bad ending

pluralbad endings

Questions about bad ending

What does bad ending mean?
Bad ending means an ending that occurs when the player finishes the video game but is not completely successful for some reason, as opposed to a good ending.
What part of speech is bad ending?
Bad ending is a noun.
What is the plural of bad ending?
The plural of bad ending is bad endings.

Words near bad ending in the dictionary

  1. bad debts
  2. Bad Driburg
  3. Bad Dürkheim
  4. bad egg
  5. bad eggs
  6. bad ending
  7. bad endings
  8. bad eye
  9. bad eyes
  10. bad facts make bad law
  11. bad faith

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