bad rap

NOUN

bum rap

Synonyms

WEAK

bad break bad charge bad deal bum deal bummer drag frame-up lousy deal misfortune raw deal rotten deal stroke of bad luck the shaft unfair assessment

NOUN

raw deal

Synonyms

WEAK

bummer drag ill fortune misfortune pits rotten hand rotten luck tough luck

Example Sentences

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“I think it got a bad rap because pilots never scaled and operationalized to value,” she said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

“Eagles get a bad rap sometimes, and we see this in lots of parts of the world,” says Ng.

From Slate • Feb. 21, 2026

“He got a bad rap early, and I think that’s not fitting for who he is as a person or as a player,” Love said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 26, 2026

While she acknowledged that AI can be wrong, she also thinks the technology sometimes gets a bad rap.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 11, 2025

Sentences starting with there get a bad rap in many grammar guides.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner