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ADJECTIVE bad COMPARATIVE worse SUPERLATIVE worst

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Meaning bad meaning

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Definitions in simple English

bad Adjective

— If something is bad, it is not good. The man who killed his wife was very bad. Skipping school is a bad thing to do. Debts can go bad when a debtor has gone bankrupt. Could things get any worse than this? This is the worst time I've had all year!

bad

— adjective having undesirable or negative qualities a bad report card his sloppy appearance made a bad impression a bad little boy clothes in bad shape a bad cut bad luck the news was very bad the reviews were bad the pay is bad it was a bad light for reading the movie was a bad choice — adjective (= big) very intense a bad headache in a big rage had a big (or bad) shock a bad earthquake a bad storm — adjective (= tough) feeling physical discomfort or pain ('tough' is occasionally used colloquially for 'bad') my throat feels bad she felt bad all over he was feeling tough after a restless night — noun that which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency take the bad with the good — adjective (= spoiled, spoilt) (of foodstuffs) not in an edible or usable condition bad meat a refrigerator full of spoilt food — adverb (= badly) very much; strongly I wanted it badly enough to work hard for it the cables had sagged badly they were badly in need of help he wants a bicycle so bad he can taste it — adverb (= badly) with great intensity ('bad' is a nonstandard variant for 'badly') the injury hurt badly the buildings were badly shaken it hurts bad we need water bad — adjective (= risky, high-risk, speculative) not financially safe or secure a bad investment high risk investments anything that promises to pay too much can't help being risky speculative business enterprises — adjective nonstandard so-called bad grammar — adjective (= uncollectible) not capable of being collected a bad (or uncollectible) debt — adjective below average in quality or performance a bad chess player a bad recital — adjective (= defective) not working properly a bad telephone connection a defective appliance — adjective characterized by wickedness or immorality led a very bad life — adjective (= forged) reproduced fraudulently like a bad penny... a forged twenty dollar bill — adjective capable of harming bad air smoking is bad for you — adjective (= unsound) physically unsound or diseased has a bad back a bad heart bad teeth an unsound limb unsound teeth — adjective (= regretful) feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone felt regretful over his vanished youth regretful over mistakes she had made he felt bad about breaking the vase

Synonyms bad synonyms

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evil wicked poor nasty wrong rotten ugly vile inferior vicious badly mean immoral ill worthless harmful miserable spoiled no good foul base unpleasant dirty spoilt poorly disagreeable corrupt cruel unfortunate tough sinful not good naughty hard wretched weak terrible low difficult defective big awful useless shoddy objectionable mischievous hostile distasteful depraved damage

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Topics bad topics

What do people use bad to talk about?

Social behavior Behavior Good, moral

Decay

What words refer to food decaying?

go bad go off go stale go sour spoil taint
What words describe food that is decaying?

rotten bad stale moldy sour rancid off tainted

Universe, creation Sky

Weather

What words describe the weather when it is bad?

bad terrible foul inclement rough dirty sky severe

Person Sense, perceive Hear

Types of sounds

What words describe a bad sound?

discordant bad disharmony racket raucous shrill strident grating

Person Sense, perceive

Taste

What words describe something that tastes bad?

disgusting revolting horrible bad off awful distasteful terrible unpalatable unsavory yucky

Language and thought Want Influence

Advise

What words describe good or bad advice?

good wise bad bum steer advisable helpful constructive positive

Language and thought Emotion

Feel bad

What words refer to feeling bad?

feel bad
What words refer to bad feelings?

bad feelings negative emotions
What words refer to feeling bad for a long time?

bad attitude be in a bad mood

States Quality Light

Dark

What words describe a place where there is little light?

pale dim weak poor bad soft low dull dusky

States Quality Good

Bad

What words describe something that is bad in quality?

bad no good lousy unpleasant cheap severe terrible abject mean low base infamous ignoble irregular

States Quality Good

Value

What words describe something that is valued as bad?

bad worthless unworthy unimportant useless

Social behavior Behavior Good, moral

Reputation

What words refer to hurting someone's reputation?

harm someone's reputation damage someone's reputation give someone a bad name bring someone into disrepute discredit bring discredit on
What words refer to having a bad reputation?

have a bad reputation be of evil repute be poorly thought of have a bad name

Social behavior Behavior Good, moral Patient

Bad-tempered

What words describe a person who is often bad-tempered?

bad-tempered grumpy grouchy disagreeable cantankerous uptight
What words refer to being bad-tempered for a short time?

be in a bad mood be in a huff be in one of his bad moods got out of bed on the wrong side got out on the wrong side of the bed

Person Healthy

Cause of disease

What words describe something that can make you sick?

infectious contagious be bad for you be bad for your health unsanitary unhygienic

Person

Life

What words refer to having a particular kind of life?

a good/bad/hard life a life of crime/poverty a miserable/lonely existence lead a good/bad/hard life live well/happily

Language and thought Emotion Feel bad

Sorry

Social behavior Behavior Self-controlled

Mistake

What words refer to a serious mistake in judgment or planning?

mistake miscalculation misjudgment error of judgment be a bad move blunder bad tactics muddle confusion mess something up make a mess of something

Social behavior Behavior

Change behavior

What words refer to changing your behavior for the worse?

go bad backslide fall into sin your behavior is deteriorating go crooked
What words refer to trying to change someone's behavior?

change someone discipline train reform someone influence have a good/bad influence on someone turn someone toward/away from something

States Quality Good Right, proper

Convenient

What words describe something that is not convenient?

inconvenient not convenient be bad for a bad time

States Time Relative time

Right time

What words refer to the wrong time to do something?

the wrong time a bad time not a good time be no time not be the time
What words describe something happening at the wrong time?

badly-timed ill-timed come at the wrong time at a bad time inopportune

Person Sense, perceive

Smell

What words refer to smelling bad?

smell bad smell stink reek stink the place up

Person Healthy

Sick

What words refer to being sick?

be sick be ill not be well be in a bad way do poorly

Person Healthy Symptom of disease

Pain

What words refer to being in pain?

be in pain be in agony feel pain have a pain in suffer hurt (vi) bear pain endure agonize feel bad feel miserable suffer

Language and thought Emotion Feel bad

Sad

What do people say when something bad happens and they want to say they are sad about it?

it's a pity it's a shame too bad unfortunately sadly regrettably it's unfortunate it's sad more's the pity unhappily I'm sorry sorry to hear sorry (that) wish that ... not (something hadn't happened) tragically feel sorry for someone

Language and thought Emotion Feel bad Sad

Dislike

What words describe something that people dislike?

contemptible deplorable despicable displeasing distasteful obnoxious odious offensive unpleasant not very nice leave a bad taste in the mouth morbid

Language and thought Communication Say Criticize

Gossip

What words refer to gossiping?

gossip talk about someone behind their back bitch about slag off bad-mouth start a whispering campaign tattle stab in the back tell tales start a rumor spread rumors spread an evil report slander

Language and thought Communication Foolish talk

Obscenity

What words refer to speech that is considered offensive or improper?

bad language strong language swear word four letter word curse obscenities profanity swearing unprintable

Social behavior Relationships

Disunity

What words describe a group that is disunited?

disunited divided divided in spirit going in different directions discordant out of tune on bad terms dissenting factious at odds at cross purposes up in arms embroiled torn

Social behavior Relationships Kinship

Related by birth

What words refer to inheriting physical traits from your ancestors?

genetics inherit heredity run in the family pass on take after bad blood genes breeding

Social behavior Behavior Do good to

Do evil to

What words describe something that harms someone?

harmful damaging be bad for

Daily life Food

Food preparation

What words describe how well a person cooks?

good cook bad cook tremendous cook fantastic cook

Daily life Adornment

Care for the teeth

What words are used to describe the condition of your teeth?

clean dirty yellow decayed chipped loose worn bad breath food stuck between the teeth

Daily life Sleep

Dream

What is a bad dream called?

nightmare bad dream

Work and occupation Work Method

Work poorly

What words refer to working poorly?

work poorly work slowly do a bad job mess up on the job slipshod sloppy

Work and occupation Agriculture Harvest

Crop failure

What causes crop failure?

drought blight disease locusts insect plague storm exhausted soil bad seed

Work and occupation Agriculture

Process harvest

What words refer to processing the harvest?

process harvest shell groundnuts shell beans remove beans from pods husk corn remove leaves from maize cob remove maize from the cob dry separate bad from good

Examples bad examples

How do I use bad in a sentence?

Simple sentences

You must rid yourself of bad habits.

You must get rid of that bad habit.

Inhaling diesel exhaust is bad for our health.

Smoking is bad for your health.

The bad smell disgusted us.

He is in a bad mood.

It's too bad she can't come to the party.

The refrigerator prevents food from going bad.

Tom has a bad reputation.

Tom told Mary the bad news.

Tom isn't as bad as Mary thinks he is.

A really bad thing happened to him.

We look for good luck, bad luck looks for us.

It's too bad that I don't need to lose weight.

Damn! It's not bad!

Is it bad?

Is it that bad?

He wishes to erase bad memories.

The rooms in this hotel are really very bad at muffling sounds. I can hear my neighbor chewing his gum!

You've set a bad example.

Drinking on an empty stomach is bad for your health.

The milk has gone bad.

Smoking is bad for you.

Eating between meals is bad for the figure.

Eating between meals is a bad habit.

A bad cold caused the singer to lose his voice.

Don't set your failure down to bad luck.

Movie subtitles

Didn't Galchi teach you that it's bad to steal clothes?

Some dizziness, is it bad?

To tell you the truth, I'm being chased by bad people.

The story about being chased by bad people.

I wonder if it's bad to be weak.

It doesn't sound that bad.

Help me rebuild Japan. you're being just as bad as Clovis was!

It means something very bad.

Things aren't always as bad as they seem.

Heavenly Father, why do you let bad things happen?

It's nothing so bad, because this time I'm not committing a sin just by making things up again!

You think that's bad?

I think this is a very bad idea. Let's not do this.

I don't think he's as bad as you think.

Eh? To tell you the truth, I'm being chased by bad people.

The story about being chased by bad people. Meow.

I see you're still pro-Arab. They're bad neighbors.

And the end result is not bad at all. I'm French!

I have bad news. - I can guess.

Bad luck hounds us.

The bad Arabs like raping women like you!

Yeah, I. I got to get away. That's too bad.

I mean, y-you're stuck, man, bad. You drink too much.

Do you even feel bad?

I'm getting bad vibes from all of this.

Well, it's not like we have many options to choose from, but if you try to stop us, it's gonna be bad.

Nothing but bad vibes about all of this.

I guess I felt bad that his supposed friend was betraying him and what my brother was doing to him, but I was just trying to do him a favour.

Well, if it's bad news can you just lie to me?

He kind of becomes this bad-guy figure. Don't kill her.

And he feels bad for her.

Derek knows much more than Scott how bad things can get.

He's so bad.

It's that I know how bad her situation is.

So, too much privilege is bad for me.

The current situation is quite bad. If this continues for 6 months, the recovery period of the economy in our country, will be fatally affected.

Yes. I haven't been feeling well lately. I'm ready for any bad news, but I hope it's not a serious disease.

FROM WHAT AMOUNTS TO ONE BAD DAY ON THE STOCK MARKET.

YOU KNOW WHAT? YOU'RE JUST GONNA THINK IT SOUNDS BAD.

NOW I FEEL BAD.

News and current affairs

Bad accounting frameworks always lead to bad information, and bad information leads to bad decisions, with serious long term consequences.

Meanwhile, the Bush Administration will blame the sinking economy, bad luck, and unintentional miscalculations for the vanished surplus.

The bad news is that it has become increasingly clear that, at least for large countries, currency areas will be highly unstable unless they follow national borders.

Still, some suggest that because we are not certain about how bad global warming will be, we should do little or nothing.

It makes much more sense to tax things that are bad, like pollution, than things that are good, like savings and work.

The state of economic knowledge was just as bad in the Great Depression that followed the 1929 stock market crash.

It captured our attention because it was so bad in terms of lives and property damage.

The first two growth models invariably come to a bad end.

So if things are so bad now, how can they get worse?

He would be shocked to look at today's world: a Europe with stubbornly high unemployment, a Japan mired in a decade of near stagnation, and now an America lacking the policy tools to deal with any additional unexpected economic bad news.

Years of bad news appear to have passed the Germans by without a trace.

But the real problem stems from another form of contagion: bad ideas move easily across borders, and misguided economic notions on both sides of the Atlantic have been reinforcing each other.

We remain narrowly focussed on whether an initiative will be immediately good or bad for us.