Definition
Meaning of 'bad'
Meaning of 'bad' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Bad 
- of Bid 2. Bad [ imp.]
- Bade. [ imp.]3. Bad [ superl.]
- Wanting good qualities, whether physical or moral;
injurious, hurtful, inconvenient, offensive, painful, unfavorable, or
defective, either physically or morally; evil; vicious; wicked; -- the
opposite of good; as, a bad man; bad conduct; bad habits; bad soil; bad
health; bad crop; bad news. [ superl.]Meaning of 'bad' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. bad [ n]
[ n]Meaning (1):
- that which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency
- that which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency
Example in sentence:
- take the bad with the good
2. bad [ a]
[ a]Meaning (2):
- having undesirable or negative qualities
- having undesirable or negative qualities
Example in sentence:
- a bad cut;
- a bad little boy;
- a bad report card;
- bad luck;
- clothes in bad shape;
- his sloppy appearance made a bad impression;
- it was a bad light for reading;
- the movie was a bad choice;
- the news was very bad;
- the pay is bad;
- the reviews were bad
Meaning (3):
- feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
- feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
Example in sentence:
- felt regretful over his vanished youth;
- he felt bad about breaking the vase;
- regretful over mistakes she had made
3. bad [ r]
[ r]Meaning (4):
- very much; strongly
- very much; strongly
Example in sentence:
- he wants a bicycle so bad he can taste it;
- I wanted it badly enough to work hard for it;
- the cables had sagged badly;
- they were badly in need of help
Meaning (5):
- with great intensity (`bad' is a nonstandard variant for `badly')
- with great intensity (`bad' is a nonstandard variant for `badly')
Example in sentence:
- it hurts bad;
- the buildings were badly shaken;
- the injury hurt badly;
- we need water bad
4. bad [ s]
[ s]Meaning (6):
- not capable of being collected
- not capable of being collected
Example in sentence:
- a bad (or uncollectible) debt
Meaning (7):
- below average in quality or performance
- below average in quality or performance
Example in sentence:
- a bad chess player;
- a bad recital
Meaning (8):
- very intense
- very intense
Example in sentence:
- a bad earthquake;
- a bad headache;
- a bad storm;
- had a big (or bad) shock;
- in a big rage
Meaning (9):
- not financially safe or secure
- not financially safe or secure
Example in sentence:
- a bad investment;
- anything that promises to pay too much can't help being risky;
- high risk investments;
- speculative business enterprises
Meaning (10):
- not working properly
- not working properly
Example in sentence:
- a bad telephone connection;
- a defective appliance
Meaning (11):
- capable of harming
- capable of harming
Example in sentence:
- bad air;
- smoking is bad for you
Meaning (12):
- (of foodstuffs) not in an edible or usable condition
- (of foodstuffs) not in an edible or usable condition
Example in sentence:
- a refrigerator full of spoilt food;
- bad meat
Meaning (13):
- physically unsound or diseased
- physically unsound or diseased
Example in sentence:
- a bad heart;
- an unsound limb;
- bad teeth;
- has a bad back;
- unsound teeth
Meaning (14):
- characterized by wickedness or immorality
- characterized by wickedness or immorality
Example in sentence:
- led a very bad life
Meaning (15):
- reproduced fraudulently
- reproduced fraudulently
Example in sentence:
- a forged twenty dollar bill;
- like a bad penny...
Meaning (16):
- feeling physical discomfort or pain (`tough' is occasionally used colloquially for `bad')
- feeling physical discomfort or pain (`tough' is occasionally used colloquially for `bad')
Example in sentence:
- he was feeling tough after a restless night;
- my throat feels bad;
- she felt bad all over
Meaning (17):
- nonstandard
- nonstandard
Example in sentence:
- so-called bad grammar
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