Definition of «bad ending»

The phrase "bad ending" typically means an undesirable or negative outcome or conclusion to a story, event, or situation.

«Current climate developments are at the very worst end of the computer model predictions,» he says. (discovermagazine.com)
This ending may top all bad endings for me. (rottentomatoes.com)
That may not seem so scientific, but science is put to bad ends in areas where there is no good science. (alephblog.com)
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