Bad and Bleak

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Bad adjective - Feeling unhappiness.

Usage example: hearing about the world's miseries always makes him feel bad

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Bleak and bad are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Bleak" instead an adjective "Bad".

Nearby Words: badly, badness

Bleak adjective - Causing or marked by an atmosphere lacking in cheer.

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Bad and bleak are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bad" instead an adjective "Bleak".

Nearby Words: bleakness, bleakly

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