Maybe 'bad' is not the best description for getting your point across in this case. I feel that the two of you understand differently what you tried to say.. 'b

Maybe 'bad' is not the best description for getting your point across in this case. I feel that the two of you understand differently what you tried to say.. 'bad' is quite emotionally charged for some (for someone it's directed at) and can distract from the discussion for this reason, and I think there are adjectives that do a similar enough job without this while still explaining what happens here from your point of view.