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unpleasant and causing difficulties: Our holiday was spoiled by bad weather. We've just had some very bad news. Watch out - he's in a bad mood. The company has been getting a lot of bad publicity (= negative things have been written or said about it) recently. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. bad weather, conditions, situations, etc.
1. a. : failing to reach an acceptable standard : poor. a bad repair job. b. : unfavorable. make a bad impression. c. : not fresh : spoiled. bad fish. d. : not sound : dilapidated. the house was in bad condition. 2. a. : morally objectionable : evil. bad men. : mischievous, disobedient.
Synonyms for BAD: unacceptable, wrong, poor, lame, horrible, terrible, awful, deficient; Antonyms of BAD: acceptable, adequate, satisfactory, okay, decent, fine, great, standard
Bad weather, conditions, situations, etc. are unpleasant and cause difficulties or harm. You can describe a person who behaves in a way that is morally wrong, or a morally wrong action, as a bad person, action, etc. Something that is of bad quality is of a low or unacceptable standard.
You use bad to indicate that something unpleasant or undesirable is severe or great in degree. He had a bad accident two years ago and had to give up farming. This was a bad case of dangerous driving. The pain is often so bad she wants to scream. The floods are described as the worst in nearly fifty years.
When something is not good, it's bad. A bad dog goes to the bathroom in the house, and bad milk has gone sour. Bad has slightly different meanings depending on what it's describing, but the overall idea is the same: not good.
Definition of bad adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
causing or characterized by discomfort, inconvenience, uneasiness, or annoyance; disagreeable; unpleasant: I had a bad flight to Chicago. easily provoked to anger; irascible: a bad temper. cross, irritable, or surly: If I don't have my morning coffee, I'm in a bad mood all day.
Find 239 different ways to say BAD, along with antonyms, related words, and example sentences at Thesaurus.com.
What does the word bad mean? There are 29 meanings listed in OED's entry for the word bad. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. bad has developed meanings and uses in subjects including.
