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bad patch

bad patch noun: a difficult or challenging time.

Noun

bad patch (plural bad patches)

  1. A difficult or challenging time.
    • hit a bad patch
    • I got myself in a bad patch lately / I can't seem to get much sleep1983, “Too Low For Zero”, performed by Elton John

Forms of bad patch

pluralbad patches

Questions about bad patch

What does bad patch mean?
Bad patch means a difficult or challenging time.
What part of speech is bad patch?
Bad patch is a noun.
What is the plural of bad patch?
The plural of bad patch is bad patches.

Words near bad patch in the dictionary

  1. Bad Oeynhausen
  2. bad off
  3. bad old days
  4. bad part of town
  5. bad parts of town
  6. bad patch
  7. bad patches
  8. bad pennies
  9. bad penny
  10. bad press
  11. bad quarto

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