Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bad patch

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.18 in modern English

Syllables: bad -patch
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A difficult or challenging time.

Example Sentences

"hit a bad patch"
"I got myself in a bad patch lately / I can't seem to get much sleep"

Inflected Forms

bad patches (plural)

Questions

What does bad patch mean?: A difficult or challenging time.

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