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bad hair day ​Definitions and Synonyms

​noun countable ​usually singular​informal
UK
Word Forms
singularbad hair day
pluralbad hair days
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  1. 1
    a day when your hair looks untidy and you do not feel attractive
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    Words used to describe the state of people’s hair
    bad hair day
    bald
    balding
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  2. 2
    a difficult day when nothing seems to go well for you
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    Difficult situations and experiences
    crisis
    battle
    nightmare
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    Periods of loss or lack of success
    failure
    wilderness
    eclipse
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