poor choice
Regrettable selection made
A poor choice is a decision that turns out badly or was ill-advised from the start.
The phrase often appears in understatement or gentle rebuke: Wearing sandals to the construction site was a poor choice.
It can also function as sardonic commentary on serious misjudgments: Invading Russia in winter proved a poor choice.
- mistakeWrong action or decision
- bad callErroneous judgment or decision
- wrong moveIll-advised action taken
- regretSorrow over past actions
- blunderFoolish, costly mistake
error · misstep · bad decision · foolish · rookie mistake · reckless · shortsighted · hasty · impulsive · unwise · lapse · judgment · wishful thinking · remorse · buyer's remorse · consequence · hindsight · learn the hard way
- misjudgmentsmisjudgment, mistake, error, blunder, miscalculation
- decisionsmake a decision, yes, no, alternatives, maybe
- foolishnessfoolishness, silliness, foolish, stupid, folly
- mistakesmistake, mistakes, slip, error, errors
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