"bad medicine" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} bad medicine (uncountable)
  1. (figuratively) Any advice or treatment that has no value or exacerbates the problem. Tags: figuratively, uncountable Translations (any advice or treatment that has no value or exacerbates the problem): masamang gamot (Tagalog)
    Sense id: en-bad_medicine-en-noun-dUOsgGHf Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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