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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a bad sense" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a negative or unfavorable perception or understanding of something.
Example: "He had a bad sense of humor that often offended others."
Alternatives: "a poor understanding" or "a negative perception".
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"I have a bad sense of humor.
But this was not about Clemens having a bad sense of timing.
Secret, private, concealed; usually in a bad sense, implying craft or deception; underhand, surreptitious".
"No one can overestimate the importance of ownership, both in a good sense and a bad sense.
And when a building is partially occupied, it leaves a bad feeling, a bad sense, in a lot of people".
The Drill Hall has the acoustics of a great cathedral, in both a good and a bad sense.
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A Cuban diplomat with a notoriously bad sense of direction tells the story of once traveling away from his interests section in Washington when he thought he was headed toward it, and not realizing the mistake until he nearly reached New Jersey.
But mainly I like it because I've got a very bad sense of direction.
The people of this country, it has often been truly said, have a very bad sense of their own heritage, and New Yorkers tend to be among the worst offenders in this area.
One of the Rodong Sinmun articles points to Park's father, the late dictator Park Chung-hee, warning: "Like father like daughter, this proverb just suits the case of the notorious Parks in a very bad sense".
Some people have a very bad sense of humor.
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