I feel awful

Not doing well

A common expression of physical or emotional distress.

It can mean feeling sick I feel awful—I think I'm coming down with something, guilty I feel awful about what I said, or generally miserable.

The phrase invites sympathy or explains diminished capacity: I can't make it tonight; I feel awful.

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nauseous · sick to my stomach · guilty · wretched · lousy · rotten · queasy · remorseful · ashamed · deeply sorry · horrible · unwell · crummy · regretful · nauseated · like death warmed over · feverish · sorry

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G