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badbye

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

The acknowledgement of a departure involving such negative emotions.

Examples

“She walked to the railing where airport people, who waited to wave⟳ goodbyes (and even badbyes) to their loved (and hated) ones, leaned.”
“I remember⟳ saying goodbye to all of my friends. But, I was telling lies, it wasn’t a goodbye at all, it was a badbye.”
“Her last⟳ words to him: Don’t hurt⟳ anyone else. But did she mean⟳: Don’t hurt⟳ me. / That wasn’t a goodbye. It was a badbye.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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