too bad

English

Etymology

Shortening of "That is too bad." or "It is too bad that"

Phrase

too bad

1. (idiomatic) That's a pity; that's unfortunate.

   You can't come to the party? Too bad.

2. (idiomatic) It is unfortunate that.

   Too bad you can't come to the party.

Usage notes

• Too bad is used to express sympathy at another's misfortune, or, with an ironic tone, to express pleasure with or disinterest in another's misfortune.

Synonyms

• pity, shame, that's a pity, that's a shame, that's too bad, what a pity, what a shame

Derived terms

• too bad, so sad

Translations

That's a pity

• Dutch: wat jammer
• Finnish: ikävää, harmillista
• French: tant pis (fr), dommage (fr)
• Hungarian: kár (hu)

• Italian: peccato (it) m
• Portuguese: que pena
• Russian: как жалко (kak zhálko)
• Spanish: que lástima