bad

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   Of low quality.

   • That movie was really bad!
2. 2

   Inaccurate

   Inaccurate; incorrect

   • A bad guess.
   • This sentence has bad grammar!
   • He speaks bad German!
3. 3

   Unfavorable

   Unfavorable; negative; not good.

   • Hiring practice is very bad in this company.
   • The weather looks pretty bad right now.
   • You have very bad grades.
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   1. 4

      Not suitable or fitting.

      • Do you think it is a bad idea to confront him directly?
   2. 5

      Not appropriate, of manners etc.

      • It is bad manners to talk with your mouth full.
   3. 6

      Harmful, especially unhealthy

      Harmful, especially unhealthy; liable to cause health problems.

      • Lard is bad for you. Smoking is bad for you, too. Grapes are bad for dogs but not for humans.
   4. 7

      Sickly, unhealthy, unwell.

      • Joe's in a bad way; he can't even get out of bed.
      • I went to the hospital to see how my grandfather was doing. Unfortunately, he's in a bad state.
      • I've had a bad back since the accident.
   5. 8

      The injured or weak one of a pair of body parts, where the other one is healthy.

      • I accidentally put my weight on my bad leg and fell over.
   6. 9

      Not behaving

      Not behaving; behaving badly; misbehaving; mischievous or disobedient.

      • Stop being bad, or you will get a spanking!
      • I can tell that new kid at our daycare is trouble […] He's picking out his favorite corner to stand in when he's bad.
   7. 10

      Tricky

      Tricky; stressful; unpleasant.

      • Divorce is usually a bad experience for everybody involved.
   8. 11

      Evil

      Evil; wicked.

      • Be careful. There are bad people in the world.
   9. 12

      Faulty

      Faulty; not functional.

      • I had a bad headlight.
   10. 13

       Spoiled, rotten, overripe.

       • These apples have gone bad.
   11. 14

       Malodorous

       Malodorous; foul.

       • Bad breath is not pleasant for anyone.
   12. 15

       False

       False; counterfeit; illegitimate.

       • They were caught trying to pass bad coinage.
   13. 16

       Unskilled

       Unskilled; of limited ability; not good.

       • I'm pretty bad at speaking French.
       • He's a bad gardener; everything he tries to grow ends up dying.
   14. 17

       Of poor physical appearance.

       • I look really bad whenever I get less than seven hours of sleep.
       • I don't look bad in this dress, do I?
       • I have such bad skin!
   15. 18

       Severe, urgent.

       • He is in bad need of a haircut.
       • Oh let me tell you that it / Hurts so bad / It makes me feel so sad / You make it hurt so bad / To see you again.
   16. 19

       Regretful, guilty, or ashamed.

       • I feel so bad for betraying him!
   17. 20

       Vulgar, obscene, or blasphemous.

       • Don't you dare speak to me with that bad language!
   18. 21

       Not worth it.

       • The expensive purse was a bad buy.
   19. 22

       Not covered by funds on account.

       • He gave me a bad check.
   20. 23

       Bold, daring, and tough.

       • He's the baddest guy in town!
   21. 24

       Good, superlative, excellent, cool.

       • Man, that new car you bought is bad!
       • You is bad, man!
       • He's the big bad wolf in your neighborhood / not bad meaning bad, but bad meaning good
   22. 25

       Overly promiscuous, licentious.

       • You leave your girl around me; if she's bad she's gonna get stuck.
   23. 26

       Very attractive

       Very attractive; hot, sexy.

       • Hopefully I can pull some bad bitches tonight.
   24. 27

       Used without a copula to mock people who oppose something without having any real…

       Used without a copula to mock people who oppose something without having any real understanding of it.

       • Orange Man bad
       • "don't buy chinese games because china bad!!" folks I have good news about a little country called the United States of America
       • fake reddit moment, he's on tiktok and we all know tiktok bad 😤😤😤
   25. 28

       Attractive due to (one's) rebellious nature.

       • That boy is the baddest!
       • She's the baddest girl!
   26. 29

       Badly

       Badly; poorly.

       • I didn't do too bad in the last exam.
       • He is quite bad off now that both his parents lost their jobs.
       • The sacked quarterback was hurting bad. His back ached so bad that he had to lie down.
   27. 30

       Something that is bad

       Something that is bad; a harm or evil.

       • We idealize God as supergoodness in order to protect against a bad that we cannot unite with ourselves.
   28. 31

       Error

       Error; mistake.

       • "My bad, My bad!” Juwan yelled, scowling
       • “Chico, you're late again.” I turned around and stared him in his beady eyes. “I missed my bus. My bad, Donald.” “Your bad? Your bad? What kind of English is that?
       • Teresa broke out in laughter. “Dang, I sound like I'm talking to my man.” “I tried your cell phone, but you didn't answer.” “I left it at home, Friday. My bad.” “Yeah, your bad.” I laughed. “Really, I'm sorry. It won't happen again.
   29. 32

       An item (or kind of item) of merchandise with negative value

       An item (or kind of item) of merchandise with negative value; an unwanted good.

       • Imports are an economic good but exports an economic bad. Exports must be produced but are enjoyed by foreign consumers.
       • An economic bad is anything that you would pay to get rid of. It is not so hard to think of examples of bads: pollution, garbage, and disease fit the description.
   30. 33

       Used to scold a misbehaving child or pet.

       • Bad! You know you're not allowed in the kitchen after dinner.
   31. 34

       alternative past of bid. See bade.

   32. 35

       To shell (a walnut).

The neighborhood

• synonymabandoned
• synonymabominable
• synonymbase
• synonymcorrupt
• synonymdeficient
• synonymdetestable
• synonymdisgusting
• synonyminferior
• synonymlousy
• synonymoff
• synonympoor
• synonympunk
• antonymadequate
• antonymadvantageous
• antonymbeneficial
• antonymbenevolent
• antonymchoice
• antonymcompetent
• antonymexcellent
• antonymexceptional
• antonymfirst-class
• antonymfirst-rate
• antonymgood
• antonymhonest
• neighborbadness
• neighborlow-quality
• neighborharmful
• neighborlamentable
• neighborevil
• neighborvile
• neighbormediocre
• neighbornasty
• neighborappalling
• neighborunpleasant
• neighborastray
• neighborbase