in bad taste

in bad taste

Inappropriate or offensive; vulgar or crude. Wearing such a bright outfit to a funeral would be in really bad taste. Even though the joke was in bad taste, everyone in the audience laughed hysterically at it. Consider your audience—hurtful comments like that are simply in bad taste.

See also: bad, taste

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in bad taste

 and in poor taste

rude; vulgar; obscene. Mrs. Franklin felt that your joke was in bad taste. We found the play to be in poor taste, so we walked out in the middle of the second act.

See also: bad, taste

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