too bad

Thân thiện

It's too bad the picnic was canceled due to the rain.

Definition

1. Adjective Phrase:
   • Deserving of regret or pity; unfortunate: Used to express that a situation is sad, disappointing, or unlucky, but often with a sense that nothing can be done to change it.

Usage

• The phrase "too bad" is commonly used to acknowledge an unfortunate fact or situation. It can express genuine sympathy or, depending on tone and context, a more casual or even dismissive acknowledgment of a minor inconvenience.
• It is often used in the construction "It's too bad (that)..." to introduce the regrettable circumstance.
• It can also stand alone as a brief response.

Examples

• As part of a sentence:
  • It's too bad the concert was canceled.
  • It's too bad that you can't join us for dinner.
• As a standalone response:
  • "I failed my driving test." – "Oh, too bad."
  • "It's raining on the day of the picnic." – "That's too bad."

Advanced Usage

• "Too bad" as a fixed expression: The phrase is idiomatic. It does not literally mean something is "excessively bad," but rather that it is regrettable.
• Conveying indifference or sarcasm: When said with a flat or specific tone, "Too bad" can imply that the speaker does not really care about the problem or is being dismissive.
  • "I don't want to do my chores." – "Too bad. You have to."

Variants and Related Words

• Regrettable (adj.): Formal synonym meaning deserving regret. ()
• Unfortunate (adj.): A more general synonym for something causing bad luck or disappointment. ()
• Pity (n.): The feeling of sorrow for someone's misfortune, often used in similar contexts. ()
• That's a shame: A common alternative phrase with a very similar meaning and usage to "That's too bad."

Synonyms

• Unfortunate
• Regrettable
• A pity
• A shame
• Lamentable (more formal)

Related Phrases

• "So much the worse for...": An idiom used to say that someone will suffer the unfortunate consequences of their own actions or situation.
  • If he won't listen to advice, so much the worse for him.
• "C'est la vie": A borrowed French phrase meaning "that's life," used to accept that something unfortunate is an unchangeable part of life, similar in spirit to a resigned "too bad."

Học thuật

Adjective

1. deserving regret
   • regrettable remarks
   • it's regrettable that she didn't go to college
   • it's too bad he had no feeling himself for church

Từ đồng nghĩa

• regrettable