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בָּאסהBa'asa meaning in Hebrew

Bummer / What a drag · interjection / noun

Also spelled in English: basa, baasa

Illustration for the Hebrew word Ba'asa

That feeling when something just doesn't go your way, or a plan falls apart. You need a word for that specific kind of disappointment, something more than 'too bad,' but not quite 'tragedy.'

אוי, נגמרה לי הסוללה בטלפון. איזו באסה!

“Oh, my phone battery died. What a bummer!”

Think of a recent small mishap. How would you express that 'באסה' feeling?

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