ALL meanings of bad
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B b - adjective bad If you say that it is bad that something happens, you mean it is unacceptable, unfortunate, or wrong. 3
- adjective bad You can say that something is not bad to mean that it is quite good or acceptable, especially when you are rather surprised about this. 3
- adjective bad A bad person has morally unacceptable attitudes and behaviour. 3
- adjective bad A bad child disobeys rules and instructions or does not behave in a polite and correct way. 3
- adjective bad If you are in a bad mood, you are angry and behave unpleasantly to people. 3
- adjective bad If you feel bad about something, you feel rather sorry or guilty about it. 3
- adjective bad If you have a bad back, heart, leg, or eye, it is injured, diseased, or weak. 3
- adjective bad Food that has gone bad is not suitable to eat because it has started to decay. 3
- adjective bad Bad language is language that contains offensive words such as swear words. 3
- adjective bad not good; of poor quality; inadequate; inferior 3
- adjective bad lacking skill or talent; incompetent 3
- adjective bad immoral; evil 3
- adjective bad naughty; mischievous; disobedient 3
- adjective bad rotten; decayed; spoiled 3
- adjective bad severe; intense 3
- adjective bad incorrect; wrong; faulty 3
- adjective bad ill or in pain (esp in the phrase feel bad) 3
- adjective bad regretful, sorry, or upset (esp in the phrase feel bad about) 3
- adjective bad unfavourable; distressing 3
- adjective bad offensive; unpleasant; disagreeable 3
- adjective bad not valid or sound; void 3
- adjective bad not recoverable 3
- adjective bad good; excellent 3
- noun bad unfortunate or unpleasant events collectively (often in the phrase take the bad with the good) 3
- noun bad an immoral or degenerate state (often in the phrase go to the bad) 3
- noun bad the debit side of an account 3
- abbreviation BAD badly 3
- adjective bad not good; not as it should be 3
- adjective bad defective in quality; below standard; inadequate 3
- adjective bad showing a lack of talent, judgment, aptitude, skill, etc. 3
- adjective bad not pleasant; unfavorable; disagreeable 3
- adjective bad rotten; spoiled 3
- adjective bad incorrect; faulty; erroneous 3
- adjective bad wicked; immoral 3
- adjective bad not behaving properly; mischievous 3
- adjective bad causing injury; harmful 3
- adjective bad ill; in poor health 3
- adjective bad sorry; distressed 3
- adjective bad offensive; disgusting 3
- adjective bad unpaid and not collectible 3
- adjective bad defective; not valid; void 3
- adjective bad very good, stylish, effective, etc. 3
- noun bad anything that is bad; bad quality or state 3
- noun bad wickedness 3
- abbreviation BAD bid1 3
- abbreviation BAD bide 3
- adjective bad Something that is bad is unpleasant, harmful, or undesirable. 2
- adjective bad You use bad to indicate that something unpleasant or undesirable is severe or great in degree. 2
- adjective bad A bad idea, decision, or method is not sensible or not correct. 2
- adjective bad If you describe a piece of news, an action, or a sign as bad, you mean that it is unlikely to result in benefit or success. 2