bad

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1 1.2.1 Adjective 1.2.1.1 Synonyms 1.2.1.2 Antonyms 1.2.1.3 See also 1.2.1.4 Derived terms 1.2.1.5 Translations 1.2.2 Adverb 1.2.3 Noun 1.2.3.1 Translations 1.3 Etymology 2 1.3.1 Adjective 1.4 Etymology 3 1.4.1 Verb 1.5 Anagrams 2 Danish 2.1 Noun 2.2 Verb 3 Dutch 3.1 Pronunciation 3.2 Noun 3.2.1 Derived terms 3.3 Verb 4 Norwegian 4.1 Noun 4.1.1 Inflection 5 Old English 5.1 Pronunciation 5.2 Verb 6 Swedish 6.1 Pronunciation 6.2 Noun 6.3 Verb 7 Volapük 7.1 Noun 7.1.1 See also

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /bæd/
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  Rhymes: -æd

[edit] Etymology 1

From Middle English badde.

[edit] Adjective

bad (comparative worse, superlative worst)

1. Not good; unfavorable; negative.
2. Seemingly non-appropriate, in manners, etc.

   It is bad manners to talk with your mouth full.

3. Not suitable or fitting.
4. tricky; stressful; unpleasant

   Divorce is usually a bad experience for everybody involved.

5. evil, wicked

   Be careful. There are bad people in the world.

6. faulty; not functional

   I had a bad headlight.

7. Of food, spoilt, rotten, overripe.
8. Of breath, malodorous, foul.
9. bold and daring
10. Severe, urgent (of a need or want).

    He is in bad need of a haircut.

[edit] Synonyms

• (not good): unfavorable, negative
• (non-appropriate, in manners, etc.):
• (not suitable or fitting):
• (tricky; stressful; unpleasant):
• (evil, wicked): wicked, evil, vile, vicious
• (not functional): faulty
• (of food): rotten
• (of breath): malodorous, foul
• (bold, daring):
• (of a need or want): severe, urgent

[edit] Antonyms

good right worthy competent benevolent true honest

just sincere beneficial advantageous profitable virtuous reputable

upright propitious choice excellent exceptional first-class first-rate

premium prime superior adequate sufficient

[edit] See also

astray base bum contemptible defective despicable dirty

execrable faulty flawed inadequate insufficient lacking lesser

low-grade mediocre par reprehensible scurrilous second-rate under

unspeakable useless valueless villainous worthless

[edit] Derived terms

• bad news
• bad egg
• go bad

[edit] Translations

[edit] Adverb

bad (comparative more bad, superlative most bad)

1. (now colloquial) Badly.

   I didn't do too bad in the last exam.

[edit] Noun

bad (uncountable)

1. (slang) error, mistake

   Sorry, my bad!

[edit] Translations

[edit] Etymology 2

From better

[edit] Adjective

bad (comparative badder, superlative baddest)

1. (nonstandard, slang): fantastic

   You is ^[sic] bad, man!

[edit] Etymology 3

unknown

[edit] Verb

to bad (third-person singular simple present bads, present participle badding, simple past and past participle badded)

1. (UK, dialectal, transitive)