go bad English

Meaning go bad meaning

What does go bad mean?

go bad

— verb (= fail, die, go, break, break down) stop operating or functioning The engine finally went The car died on the road The bus we travelled in broke down on the way to town The coffee maker broke The engine failed on the way to town her eyesight went after the accident

— verb (= spoil) become unfit for consumption or use the meat must be eaten before it spoils

Synonyms go bad synonyms

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spoil

rot

decay

go off

become rotten

mould

mold

go

die

deteriorate

decompose

break down

break

become mouldy

become moldy

be off

turn sour

putrefy

metamorphosis

give way

give out

fail

degenerate

conk out

be damaged

worsen

transmutation

transformation

split up

splinter

sour

ruin

rotten

relapse

off

metamorphism

go to waste

get spoiled

fragment

ferment

fall apart

disunify

dissociate

dissipate

disintegrate

disband

deterioration

demulsify

debasement

damaged

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What do people use go bad to talk about?

Social behavior Behavior Good, moral

Bad, immoral

• What words refer to someone becoming bad?
  go bad go wrong turn to crime fall fall into sin

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

States Quality Good

Decay

• What words refer to food decaying?
  go bad go off go stale go sour spoil taint