Meaning (1):
- that which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency
Example in sentence:- take the bad with the good
Meaning (2):
- 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
Example in sentence:- felt regretful over his vanished youth;
- he felt bad about breaking the vase;
- regretful over mistakes she had made
Meaning (4):
- 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')
Example in sentence:- it hurts bad;
- the buildings were badly shaken;
- the injury hurt badly;
- we need water bad
Meaning (6):
- not capable of being collected
Example in sentence:- a bad (or uncollectible) debt
Meaning (7):
- below average in quality or performance
Example in sentence:- a bad chess player;
- a bad recital
Meaning (8):
- very intense
Example in sentence:- a bad earthquake;
- a bad headache;
- a bad storm;
- a fiery temper;
- flaming passions;
- had a big (or bad) shock;
- in a big rage
Meaning (9):
- physically unsound or diseased
Example in sentence:- a bad heart;
- an unsound limb;
- bad teeth;
- has a bad back;
- unsound teeth
Meaning (10):
- 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 (11):
- not working properly
Example in sentence:- a bad telephone connection;
- a defective appliance
Meaning (12):
- reproduced fraudulently
Example in sentence:- a forged twenty dollar bill;
- like a bad penny...
Meaning (13):
- (of foodstuffs) not in an edible or usable condition
Example in sentence:- a refrigerator full of spoilt food;
- bad meat
Meaning (14):
- capable of harming
Example in sentence:- bad air;
- smoking is bad for you
Meaning (15):
- 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 (16):
- characterized by wickedness or immorality
Meaning (17):
- nonstandard
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