bad press
Noun
Meaning
bad press (uncountable)
Public criticism, especially when occurring in the media; damage to one's reputation.
Antonym: good press
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Examples
Effeminate men have suffered a bad press the world over.
Tolerance is a very dull virtue. It is boring. Unlike love, it has always had a bad press. It is negative. It merely means putting up with people, being able to stand things.
I am very much aware that if I am getting good press at the moment I could just as easily be getting bad press. I cannot have the good and forget the bad. You have to accept it both ways.
I mean, there is a certain element that, when you read the bad press about yourself and post it on the web-site, takes the pressure off.
At first, when I got bad press and people would talk bad about my family or something like that, I would get really upset, but now it's just not worth my energy.
Obviously, I've seen what the press has done to my cousins. I would never let that rule my life, but I'm not the kind of person to rebel or do things. I don't know. I don't let the potential for bad press dictate who I am, but I keep that in mind. How can you not?