Bad - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |bæd|  American pronunciation of the word bad
Brit.  |bæd|  British pronunciation of the word bad

noun

- that which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency (syn: badness)
take the bad with the good

adjective

- very intense (syn: big)
a bad headache
had a big (or bad) shock
a bad earthquake
a bad storm
- feeling physical discomfort or pain (`tough' is occasionally used colloquially for `bad') (syn: tough)
my throat feels bad
she felt bad all over
- (of foodstuffs) not in an edible or usable condition (syn: spoiled, spoilt)
bad meat
- not capable of being collected
a bad (or uncollectible) debt
- below average in quality or performance
a bad chess player
a bad recital
- nonstandard
so-called bad grammar
- not financially safe or secure (syn: high-risk, risky, speculative)
a bad investment
- physically unsound or diseased (syn: unfit, unsound)
has a bad back
a bad heart
bad teeth
- capable of harming
bad air
smoking is bad for you
- characterized by wickedness or immorality
led a very bad life
- reproduced fraudulently (syn: forged)
like a bad penny...
- not working properly (syn: defective)
a bad telephone connection

adverb

- with great intensity (`bad' is a nonstandard variant for `badly') (syn: badly)
the injury hurt badly
the buildings were badly shaken
it hurts bad
we need water bad
- very much; strongly (syn: badly)
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

Extra examples

The house is in bad condition.

A letter written in bad French

He had a bad day at the office.

I was having a bad dream.

She made a very bad impression on her future colleagues.

We've been having bad weather lately.

The medicine left a bad taste in his mouth.

It's a bad time for business right now.

Things are looking pretty bad for us at this point.

I have a bad feeling about this.

There's more good than bad in him.

We need to teach our children the difference between good and bad.

Teaching children the difference between the good and the bad

He believes that the good go to heaven when they die and the bad go to hell.

He hasn't succeeded because he doesn't want it bad enough.

Word forms

adjective
comparative: worse
superlative: worst
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