bad


Definition: Meaning of, bad in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / bad /

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  1. not good unpleasant or likely to cause problems
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  2. low quality low in quality or below an acceptable standard
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  3. not sensible [usually before noun] not sensible, or not suitable in a particular situation
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  4. morally wrong morally wrong or evil
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  5. wrong behaviour spoken doing something you should not do, or behaving in a wrong way - used especially about children or pets [=  naughty]
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  6. serious serious or severe
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  7. a bad time/moment etc a time that is not suitable or causes problems
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  8. harmful damaging or harmful
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  9. food food that is bad is not safe to eat because it has decayed
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  10. no skill having no skill or ability in a particular activity
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  11. bad heart/leg/back etc a heart, leg etc that is injured or does not work correctly
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  12. language bad language is rude or offensive
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  13. be in a bad mood British English to feel annoyed or angry
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  14. feel bad to feel ashamed or sorry about something
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  15. feel bad to feel ill
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  16. not bad spoken used to say that something is good, or better than you expected
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  17. not too/so bad spoken used to say that something is not as bad as expected
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  18. too bad spoken used to say that you do not care that something bad happens to someone
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  19. too bad spoken used to say that you are sorry that something bad has happened to someone
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  20. go from bad to worse to become even more unpleasant or difficult
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  21. be in a bad way informal to be very ill, unhappy, or injured, or not in a good condition
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  22. a bad name if something has a bad name, people do not respect or trust it
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  23. bad lot/sort/type British English old-fashioned someone who is morally bad or cannot be trusted
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  24. bad penny British English someone or something that causes trouble and is difficult to avoid
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  25. be taken bad British English informal to become ill
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  26. in bad faith if someone does something in bad faith, they are behaving dishonestly and have no intention of keeping a promise
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  27. bad news spoken informal someone or something that always causes trouble
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  28. bad form British English old-fashioned socially unacceptable behaviour
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  29. bad blood angry or bitter feelings between people
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  30. not have a bad word to say about/against somebody if no one has a bad word to say about a particular person, everyone likes and respects that person
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  31. it's bad enough..... spoken used to say that you already have one problem, so that you do not want to worry about or deal with another one
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  32. something can't be bad spoken used to persuade someone that something is good or worth doing
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  33. comparative badder, superlative baddest especially American English spoken informal used when you think something is very good
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  34. comparative badder, superlative baddest especially American English spoken informal someone who is bad is very determined and does not always obey rules - used to show approval
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  1. to the bad British English informal if you are a particular amount to the bad, you are that much poorer or you owe that much
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  2. my bad! American English spoken informal used to say that you have made a mistake or that something is your fault
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  3. go to the bad British English old-fashioned to begin living in a wrong or immoral way
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  1. a word used to mean 'badly' which many people think is incorrect
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bad used in phrases

  • Bad Lands (noun)
    1. an eroded and barren region in southwestern South Dakota and northwestern Nebraska
  • bad block (noun)
    1. usually one sector computing a block that cannot reliably hold data
  • bad blood (noun)
    1. a feeling of ill will arousing active hostility
  • bad check (noun)
    1. a check that is dishonored on presentation because of insufficient funds
  • bad cheque (noun)
    1. a check that is dishonoured on presentation because of insufficient funds
  • bad cholesterol (noun)
    1. a type of CHOLESTEROL (= chemical substance found in your blood ) that can gradually turn into a hard substance which can stop your blood flowing properly and can eventually cause heart disease
  • bad debt (noun)
    1. a debt that is unlikely to be paid
  • bad egg (noun)
    1. old-fashioned slang a bad person
  • bad fairy (noun)
    1. a fairy that tends to cause harm
  • bad faith (noun)
    1. intent to deceive or mislead another to gain some advantage; dishonesty or fraud in a transaction
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