bad review

Critic's thumbs down

A bad review is a negative assessment of something—a restaurant, movie, product, or performance.

The phrase can mean either a review that criticizes its subject The film got bad reviews or a review that is poorly written His bad review misrepresented the book entirely.

Context usually clarifies which sense is intended.

Related

harsh · harsh words · disappointing · yelp · rating · feedback · customer complaint · panned · thumbs-down · hated · terrible · awful · total disaster · rotten · critic · slam · roast · unfavorable

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Opposites
evaluation quality

bad reviewpositive review

Approving evaluation of something

glowing review · rave review · mixed review

recommendation outcome

bad reviewrecommendation

Advised course of action

endorsement · rave · stamp of approval · seal of approval · thumbs up

impact on subject

bad reviewrave

Enthusiastic praise or nightlong dance

critical acclaim · praise · kudos · plaudits · recognition

Family

bad, review, badly, badness, reviews, reviewed, reviewing, reviewer, reviewers

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