Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bad medicine

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.67 in modern English

Syllables: bad medicine
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any advice or treatment that has no value or exacerbates the problem.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Many economists believe that trying to spend your way out of a recession is bad medicine."

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does bad medicine mean?: Any advice or treatment that has no value or exacerbates the problem.

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