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   Bad

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   adjective

   • 1. of poor quality or a low standard: "a bad diet" Similar substandardpoorinferiorsecond-ratesecond-classunsatisfactoryinadequateunacceptablenot up to scratchnot up to pardeficientimperfectdefectivefaultyshoddyamateurishcarelessnegligentdreadfulawfulterribleabominablefrightfulatrociousdisgracefuldeplorablehopelessworthlesslaughablelamentablemiserablesorrythird-ratediabolicalexecrableincompetentineptinexpertineffectualinformal:crummyrottenpatheticuselesswoefulbumlousyappallingabysmalpitifulgodawfuldirenot up to snuffthe pitsduffchronicrubbishpantsa load of pantsropypoxyvulgar slang:crapshitchickenshitrare:egregiousOpposite goodexcellentskilled
   • ▪ (of a person) not able to do a particular thing well: "I'm so bad at names"
   • ▪ not appropriate in a particular situation: "morning was a bad time to ask Andy about anything" Similar inauspiciousdisadvantageousadversedifficultinopportuneunpropitiousinappropriateunsuitableunfavorableunfortunateuntowardinformal:disastrousOpposite good
   • 2. not such as to be hoped for or desired; unpleasant or unwelcome: "bad weather" Similar unpleasantdisagreeableunwelcomeunfortunateunfavorableunluckyadversenastyterribledreadfulawfulgrimdistressingregrettablearchaic, humorous:parlousOpposite good
   • ▪ (of something causing pain, danger, or other unwelcome consequences) severe or serious: "bad headaches" Similar severeseriousgravecriticalgrievousacutedreadfulterribleawfulghastlydiregrimfrightfulshockinglife-threateningperacuteOpposite minorslight
   • ▪ unfavorable; adverse: "bad reviews"
   • ▪ having a harmful effect on: "soap was bad for his face" Similar harmfuldamagingdetrimentalundesirableinjurioushurtfulinimicaldangerousdestructiveruinousdeleteriousunhealthyunwholesomeOpposite goodbeneficial
   • 3. failing to conform to standards of moral virtue or acceptable conduct: "the bad guys" Similar wickedsinfulimmoralevilmorally wrongcorruptbaseblack-heartedreprobatedepraveddegeneratedissoluteamoralcriminalvillainousnefariousiniquitousdishonestdishonorableunscrupulousunprincipledinformal:crookedbentdirtyarchaic:dastardlyOpposite virtuous
   • 4. (of a part of the body) injured, diseased, or painful: "a bad back" Similar injuredwoundeddiseasedinformal:gammyknackeredcrookdated:game
   • ▪ (of a person) unwell: "I tried medication but felt even worse the next morning" Similar illunwellsicknot (very) wellailingpoorlysicklypeakyafflictedindisposedinfirmliverishout of sortsnot oneselfnot in good shapenot up to parunder/below parin a bad waybedriddeninvalidedon the sick listvaletudinarianqueasynauseousnauseatedweakfeeblefraildiseasedinfectedoff colourinformal:under the weathernot up to snufflaid upfunnypeculiariffycrummylousyroughgroggygreen around the gillsat death's doorlike death warmed upropygrottydickywabbitcrookvulgar slang:crappydated:queerseedy
   • 5. (of food) decayed; putrid: "everything in the fridge went bad" Similar rottenoffdecayeddecomposeddecomposingputridputrefiedputrescentmoldymolderingsourrancidrankunfit for human consumptionaddledmaggotyworm-eatenwormyflyblownrare:putrefactiveputrefacientOpposite fresh
   • ▪ (of the atmosphere) polluted; unhealthy: "bad air"
   • 6. regretful, guilty, or ashamed about something: "she feels bad about ending their engagement" Similar guiltyconscience-strickenremorsefulguilt-riddenashamedchastenedcontritesorryfull of regretregretfulrepentantpenitentshamefacedself-reproachfulapologeticOpposite unrepentant
   • 7. worthless; not valid: "he ran up 87 bad checks" Similar invalidworthlesscounterfeitfakefalsespuriousfraudulentinformal:bogusphoneydud
   • 8. good; excellent: informal North American "they want the baddest, best-looking Corvette there is"

   adverb

   • 1. badly: informal North American "he beat her up real bad"

   Word Origin Middle English: perhaps from Old Englishbǣddel ‘hermaphrodite, womanish man’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. baddish adjective

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   What is the opposite of bad?

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   What does bad mean in video?

   • a bad video connection that is causing some picture loss. Synonyms for bad. amiss, defective, faulty, flawed, imperfect. Words Related to bad. fallible.

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   How do you describe a bad person?

   • You can describe a person who behaves in a way that is morally wrong, or a morally wrong action, as a bad person, action, etc. Something that is of bad quality is of a low or unacceptable standard. If someone is bad at something, they lack skill in that doing something. A BAD PERSON, ACTION, ETC. A very bad man is getting what he deserves.

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