Noun
bad ending (plural bad endings)
(video games) An ending that occurs when the player finishes the video game but is not completely successful for some reason, as opposed to a good ending.
A bad beginning makes a bad ending. Euripides
To assume all the powers is not good for anybody. Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely. All those experiments have a bad ending. Rafael Correa
A novel with a bad middle is a bad book. A bad ending is something I've just gotten in the habit of forgiving. Lev Grossman
A bad beginning, a bad ending. Romanian Proverb