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bad definition
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Grep of noun bad ashkhabad bad bad block bad blood bad check bad cheque bad condition bad debt bad fairy bad guy bad hat bad lands bad luck bad manners bad person bad temper bad weather badaga baddeleyite bade badge badger badger dog badger skunk badger state badgerer badgering badinage badlands badlands national park badminton badminton court badminton equipment badminton racket badminton racquet badness carlsbad faisalabad hyderabad islamabad sinbad stalinabad Overview of noun bad The noun bad has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (2) bad badness -- (that which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency: "take the bad with the good") Overview of adj bad The adj bad has 14 senses (first 4 from tagged texts) 1. (51) bad -- (having undesirable or negative qualities; "a bad report card"; "his sloppy appearance made a bad impression"; "a bad little boy"; "clothes in bad shape"; "a bad cut"; "bad luck"; "the news was very bad"; "the reviews were bad"; "the pay is bad"; "it was a bad light for reading"; "the movie was a bad choice") 2. (3) bad big -- (very intense; "a bad headache"; "in a big rage"; "had a big (or bad) shock"; "a bad earthquake"; "a bad storm") 3. (3) bad tough -- (feeling physical discomfort or pain; "my throat feels bad"; "she felt bad all over"; ('tough' is occasionally used colloquially for `bad' as in "he was feeling tough after a restless night")) 4. (1) bad spoiled, spoilt -- ((of foodstuffs) not in an edible or usable condition; "bad meat"; "a refrigerator full of spoilt food") 5. bad uncollectible -- (not capable of being collected; "a bad (or uncollectible) debt") 6. bad -- (below average in quality or performance; "a bad chess player"; "a bad recital") 7. bad -- ((linguistics; informal) "so-called bad grammar") 8. bad insecure, risky, high-risk, speculative -- (not financially safe or secure; "a bad investment"; "high risk investments"; "anything that promises to pay too much can't help being risky"; "speculative business enterprises") 9. bad unfit, unsound -- (physically unsound or diseased; "has a bad back"; "a bad heart"; "bad teeth"; "an unsound limb"; "unsound teeth") 10. bad -- (capable of harming; "bad habits"; "bad air"; "smoking is bad for you") 11. bad sorry -- (keenly sorry or regretful; "felt bad about letting the team down"; "was sorry that she had treated him so badly"; "felt bad about breaking the vase") 12. bad immoral -- (characterized by wickedness or immorality; "led a very bad life") 13. bad forged -- (reproduced fraudulently; "like a bad penny..."; "a forged twenty dollar bill") 14. bad defective -- (not working properly; "a bad telephone connection"; "a defective appliance") Overview of adv bad The adv bad has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (1) badly, bad -- (with great intensity; "the injury hurt badly"; "the buildings were badly shaken"; (`bad' is a nonstandard variant for `badly' as in "it hurts bad" or "we need water bad")) 2. (1) badly, bad -- (very much strongly; "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") Antonyms of adj bad 14 senses of bad Sense 1 bad (vs. good) good (vs. bad) => bang-up, bully, corking, cracking, dandy, great, groovy, keen, neat, nifty, not bad(prenominal), peachy, slap-up, swell, smashing => good enough => goodish => redeeming(postnominal) => satisfactory, acceptable => solid => suitable => superb => well-behaved, well behaved => hot Sense 2 bad big INDIRECT (VIA intense) -> mild Sense 3 bad tough INDIRECT (VIA uncomfortable) -> comfortable, comfy Sense 4 bad spoiled, spoilt INDIRECT (VIA stale) -> fresh Sense 5 bad uncollectible INDIRECT (VIA invalid) -> valid Sense 6 bad INDIRECT (VIA inferior) -> superior Sense 7 bad INDIRECT (VIA nonstandard) -> standard, received Sense 8 bad insecure, risky, high-risk, speculative INDIRECT (VIA unsound) -> sound Sense 9 bad unfit, unsound INDIRECT (VIA unhealthy) -> healthy Sense 10 bad INDIRECT (VIA harmful) -> harmless Sense 11 bad sorry INDIRECT (VIA unhappy) -> happy Sense 12 bad immoral INDIRECT (VIA evil) -> good Sense 13 bad forged INDIRECT (VIA counterfeit) -> genuine, echt Sense 14 bad defective INDIRECT (VIA malfunctioning) -> functioning Similarity of adj bad 14 senses of bad Sense 1 bad (vs. good) => atrocious, abominable, awful, dreadful, painful, terrible, unspeakable => corked, corky => deplorable, distressing, lamentable, pitiful, sad, sorry => fearful, frightful, terrible => hard, tough => hopeless => horrid => icky, crappy, lousy, rotten, shitty, stinking, stinky => incompetent, unskilled => mediocre => mischievous, naughty => negative => poor => pretty => rubber, no-good => severe => swingeing => unfavorable => unsatisfactory => unsuitable => ill => uncool Also See-> disobedient#1; evil#1, wicked#4; unfavorable#1, unfavourable#1; worse#1; worst#1 Sense 2 bad big => intense (vs. mild) Sense 3 bad tough => uncomfortable (vs. comfortable) Sense 4 bad spoiled, spoilt => stale (vs. fresh) Sense 5 bad uncollectible => invalid (vs. valid) Sense 6 bad => inferior (vs. superior) Sense 7 bad => nonstandard (vs. standard) Sense 8 bad insecure, risky, high-risk, speculative => unsound (vs. sound) Sense 9 bad unfit, unsound => unhealthy (vs. healthy) Sense 10 bad => harmful (vs. harmless) Sense 11 bad sorry => unhappy (vs. happy) Sense 12 bad immoral => evil (vs. good), wicked Sense 13 bad forged => counterfeit (vs. genuine), imitative Sense 14 bad defective => malfunctioning (vs. functioning), nonfunctional Attributes of adj bad 1 of 14 senses of bad Sense 1 bad (vs. good) => quality Familiarity of adj bad bad used as an adjective is familiar (polysemy count = 14) Grep of adj bad bad bad-tempered in a bad way not bad too bad Overview of noun bad The noun bad has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (2) bad badness -- (that which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency: "take the bad with the good") Overview of adj bad The adj bad has 14 senses (first 4 from tagged texts) 1. (51) bad -- (having undesirable or negative qualities; "a bad report card"; "his sloppy appearance made a bad impression"; "a bad little boy"; "clothes in bad shape"; "a bad cut"; "bad luck"; "the news was very bad"; "the reviews were bad"; "the pay is bad"; "it was a bad light for reading"; "the movie was a bad choice") 2. (3) bad big -- (very intense; "a bad headache"; "in a big rage"; "had a big (or bad) shock"; "a bad earthquake"; "a bad storm") 3. (3) bad tough -- (feeling physical discomfort or pain; "my throat feels bad"; "she felt bad all over"; ('tough' is occasionally used colloquially for `bad' as in "he was feeling tough after a restless night")) 4. (1) bad spoiled, spoilt -- ((of foodstuffs) not in an edible or usable condition; "bad meat"; "a refrigerator full of spoilt food") 5. bad uncollectible -- (not capable of being collected; "a bad (or uncollectible) debt") 6. bad -- (below average in quality or performance; "a bad chess player"; "a bad recital") 7. bad -- ((linguistics; informal) "so-called bad grammar") 8. bad insecure, risky, high-risk, speculative -- (not financially safe or secure; "a bad investment"; "high risk investments"; "anything that promises to pay too much can't help being risky"; "speculative business enterprises") 9. bad unfit, unsound -- (physically unsound or diseased; "has a bad back"; "a bad heart"; "bad teeth"; "an unsound limb"; "unsound teeth") 10. bad -- (capable of harming; "bad habits"; "bad air"; "smoking is bad for you") 11. bad sorry -- (keenly sorry or regretful; "felt bad about letting the team down"; "was sorry that she had treated him so badly"; "felt bad about breaking the vase") 12. bad immoral -- (characterized by wickedness or immorality; "led a very bad life") 13. bad forged -- (reproduced fraudulently; "like a bad penny..."; "a forged twenty dollar bill") 14. bad defective -- (not working properly; "a bad telephone connection"; "a defective appliance") Overview of adv bad The adv bad has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (1) badly, bad -- (with great intensity; "the injury hurt badly"; "the buildings were badly shaken"; (`bad' is a nonstandard variant for `badly' as in "it hurts bad" or "we need water bad")) 2. (1) badly, bad -- (very much strongly; "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")
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