bad decision
Something you'll regret
A bad decision is a choice that leads to undesirable outcomes or that seems foolish in hindsight.
The phrase often appears in reflections on past mistakes: Marrying him was a bad decision, That third tequila shot was a bad decision.
What counts as bad depends on context—a bad decision might be morally wrong, practically unwise, or simply regrettable.
- mistakeWrong action or decision
- rookie mistakeBlunder from inexperience
- regretSorrow over past actions
- blunderFoolish, costly mistake
- errorFault in communication
foolish · poor judgment · reckless · impulsive · shortsighted · miscalculation · consequence · hindsight · remorse · buyer's remorse · lapse · judgment · hasty · moment of weakness · risky · costly · wrong · choice
- misjudgmentsmisjudgment, mistake, error, blunder, miscalculation
- Blameblame, fault, culprit, accusation, guilt-tripping
- mistakesmistake, mistakes, slip, error, errors
bad decisionwise counsel
Prudent advisory input
good call · good judgment · sage advice · informed decision · rational choice
badness, decision, decisions, decide, decided, deciding, undecided, decisive, indecisive