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[edit] Etymology 1
From Middle English badde "wicked, evil, morally depraved", originally "inferior, defective". Akin to Old English bæddel (“‘hermaphrodite’”), bædling (“‘effeminate man’”)
[edit] Adjective
bad (comparative worse, superlative worst)
- Not good; unfavorable; negative.
- You have bad credit.
- Seemingly non-appropriate, in manners, etc.
- It is bad manners to talk with your mouth full.
- Not suitable or fitting.
- tricky; stressful; unpleasant
- Divorce is usually a bad experience for everybody involved.
- evil, wicked
- Be careful. There are bad people in the world.
- faulty; not functional
- I had a bad headlight.
- Of food, spoilt, rotten, overripe.
- Of breath, malodorous, foul.
- bold and daring
- Severe, urgent (of a need or want).
- He is in bad need of a haircut.
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- (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, dire
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- American Sign Language: OpenB@Chin-PalmBack OpenB@FromChin-PalmDown
- Arabic: سَيّئ ar(ar) (sáyyi’)
- Egyptian Arabic: وحش (waHish)
- Armenian: վատ hy(hy) (vat)
- Breton: fall br(br)
- Bulgarian: лош bg(bg)
- Catalan: mal ca(ca) m., mala ca(ca) f., dolent ca(ca)
- Chamicuro: machewa
- Chinese: 坏 (huài)
- Crimean Tatar: osal, yaramay
- Croatian: loš hr(hr) m., loša hr(hr) f., loše hr(hr) n.
- Czech: špatný cs(cs) m.
- Danish: dårlig da(da)
- Dutch: slecht nl(nl)
- Esperanto: malbona eo(eo)
- Faroese: illur fo(fo)
- Finnish: huono fi(fi), paha fi(fi), kelvoton fi(fi), kielteinen fi(fi)
- French: mauvais fr(fr) m., mauvaise fr(fr) f., mal fr(fr)
- German: schlecht de(de)
- Greek: κακός el(el), άσχημος el(el)
- Guaraní: vai gn(gn)
- Hebrew: רַע he(he) (rāʿ)
- Hungarian: rossz hu(hu)
- Icelandic: vondur is(is) m., vonda is(is) f., vond is(is) n.
- Ido: mala io(io)
- Indonesian: buruk id(id), jelek id(id)
- Interlingua: mal ia(ia)
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- Irish: dona ga(ga), droch- ga(ga), olc ga(ga)
- Italian: cattivo it(it)
- Japanese: 悪い ja(ja) (わるい, warui)
- Korean: 나쁜 (nabbeun)
- Kurdish: bed ku(ku), xirab ku(ku), nebaş ku(ku), خهراپ, بهد
- Latvian: slikts lv(lv)
- Malay: buruk ms(ms)
- Mongolian: муу mn(mn) (muu)
- Norwegian: dårlig no(no)
- Novial: mal, mali
- Old Church Slavonic: зълъ (zŭlŭ)
- Persian: بد fa(fa) (bad)
- Polish: zły pl(pl) m., zła pl(pl) f., złe pl(pl) n.
- Portuguese: ruim pt(pt) m. and f., mau pt(pt) m./má pt(pt) f.
- Russian: плохой ru(ru) (ploxój)
- Scots: bowkin
- Scottish Gaelic: dona gd(gd), droch gd(gd), olc gd(gd)
- Serbian:
- Cyrillic: лошe sr(sr) n., cлaбo sr(sr) n.
- Roman: loše n., slabo n.
- Slovene: slab sl(sl) m., slaba sl(sl) f., slabo sl(sl) n.
- Spanish: malo es(es)
- Swedish: dålig sv(sv)
- Tagalog: mali tl(tl), masama tl(tl)
- Tupinambá: aíb
- Turkish: kötü tr(tr)
- Welsh: drwg cy(cy)
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seemingly non-appropriate, in manners
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- Norwegian: dårlig no(no)
- Novial: mal, mali
- Persian: ناشایست fa(fa) (nāşāyest)
- Polish: zły pl(pl) m., zła pl(pl) f., złe pl(pl) n.
- Portuguese: ruim pt(pt) m. and f., mau pt(pt) m./má pt(pt) f., (familiar) feio pt(pt) m.
- Russian: плохой ru(ru) (ploxój), дурной ru(ru) (durnój)
- Scots: ill
- Scottish Gaelic: dona gd(gd), droch gd(gd), olc gd(gd)
- Serbian:
- Cyrillic: непристојно sr(sr) n.
- Roman: nepristojno n.
- Swedish: olämplig sv(sv), opassande sv(sv), ful sv(sv)
- Tagalog: mali tl(tl), bastos tl(tl)
- Tupinambá: poxy
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not suitable or fitting
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- Japanese: 悪い ja(ja)
- Latvian: nepiemērots lv(lv)
- Norwegian: dårlig no(no), gal no(no)
- Novial: mal, mali
- Persian: ناجور fa(fa) (nājur), ناشایست fa(fa) (nāşāyest), (nādarķor)
- Polish: zły pl(pl) m., zła pl(pl) f., złe pl(pl) n.
- Portuguese: mau pt(pt) m., errado pt(pt) m.
- Russian: плохой ru(ru) (ploxój), неподходящий ru(ru) (nepodxodjáščij)
- Scottish Gaelic: dona gd(gd), droch gd(gd)
- Slovene: slab sl(sl) m., slaba sl(sl) f., slabo sl(sl) n.
- Swedish: opassande sv(sv)
- Tagalog: mali tl(tl), masama tl(tl)
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tricky; stressful; unpleasant
- Armenian: վատ hy(hy) (vat)
- Bulgarian: лош bg(bg), неприятен bg(bg)
- Croatian: loš hr(hr) m., loša hr(hr) f., loše hr(hr) n.; ružan hr(hr) m., ružna hr(hr) f., ružno hr(hr) n.; gadan hr(hr) m., gadna hr(hr) f., gadno hr(hr) n.
- Czech: nepříjemný cs(cs)
- Danish: dårlig da(da), ubehagelig da(da)
- Dutch: onaangenaam nl(nl), naar nl(nl)
- Esperanto: malbona eo(eo)
- Finnish: ikävä fi(fi), paha fi(fi)
- German: schlecht de(de), unangenehm de(de)
- Hungarian: kellemetlen hu(hu)
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- Japanese: 悪い ja(ja) (わるい, warui)
- Malay: buruk ms(ms)
- Norwegian: dårlig no(no), ubehagelig no(no)
- Novial: mal, mali
- Persian: بد fa(fa) (bad)
- Polish: zły pl(pl) m., zła pl(pl) f., złe pl(pl) n.
- Portuguese: mau pt(pt) m., má pt(pt) f., desagradável pt(pt) m. and f.
- Russian: плохой ru(ru) (ploxój), неприятный ru(ru) (neprijátnyj)
- Scots: ill
- Scottish Gaelic: dona gd(gd), droch gd(gd), olc gd(gd)
- Slovene: slab sl(sl) m., slaba sl(sl) f., slabo sl(sl) n.
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evil, wicked
- Armenian: չար hy(hy) (čar)
- Bulgarian: лош bg(bg), зъл bg(bg)
- Coptic: ϩⲟⲟⲩ (hoou)
- Croatian: zao hr(hr) m., zla hr(hr) f., zlo hr(hr) n.; zločest hr(hr) m., zločesta hr(hr) f., zločesto hr(hr) n.
- Czech: zlý cs(cs), podlý cs(cs)
- Danish: ond da(da), slet da(da), slem da(da)
- Dutch: slecht nl(nl), kwaad nl(nl)
- Egyptian: ḏw
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- Esperanto: malbona eo(eo)
- Finnish: paha fi(fi), ilkeä fi(fi)
- French: mauvais fr(fr) m., mauvaise fr(fr) f., méchant fr(fr) m., méchante fr(fr) f.
- German: böse de(de)
- Hebrew: רשע (he) (rashá) m., מרושע (he) (merushá) m., מרושעת (he) (merushá`at) f.
- Hungarian: rossz hu(hu)
- Irish: droch- ga(ga), olc ga(ga)
- Italian: brutto it(it), cattivo it(it)
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- Japanese: 悪い ja(ja) (わるい, warui)
- Kurdish: بهد ku(ku)
- Latvian: ļauns lv(lv)
- Malay: jahat ms(ms)
- Norwegian: dårlig no(no), ond no(no)
- Novial: mal, mali
- Old Church Slavonic: зълъ (zŭlŭ)
- Persian: بد fa(fa) (bad)
- Polish: zły pl(pl) m., zła pl(pl) f., złe pl(pl) n.
- Portuguese: mau pt(pt), malvado pt(pt), ruim pt(pt) m. and f.
- Russian: плохой ru(ru) (ploxój), злой ru(ru) (zloj), подлый ru(ru) (pódlyj)
- Scots: ill
- Scottish Gaelic: dona gd(gd), droch gd(gd), olc gd(gd)
- Slovene: slab sl(sl) m., slaba sl(sl) f., slabo sl(sl) n., zel sl(sl) m., zla sl(sl) f., zlo sl(sl) n.
- Swedish: ond sv(sv)
- Tagalog: masama tl(tl)
- Turkish: kötü tr(tr)
- Welsh: drwg cy(cy)
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[edit] Adverb
bad (comparative worse, superlative worst)
- (now colloquial) Badly.
- I didn't do too bad in the last exam.
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bad (uncountable)
- (slang) error, mistake
- Sorry, my bad!
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[edit] Etymology 2
From better
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bad (comparative badder, superlative baddest)
- (nonstandard, slang): fantastic
- You is [sic] bad, man!
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to bad (third-person singular simple present bads, present participle badding, simple past and past participle badded)
- (British, dialectal, transitive) To shell (a walnut).
- 1876, The Gloucester Journal, Oct. 7, 1876, reported in William John Thomas, Doran (John), Henry Frederick Turle, Joseph Knight, Vernon Horace Rendall, Florence Hayllar, Notes and Queries, page 346
- A curious specimen of Gloucestershire dialect c»me out in an assault case heard by the Gloucester court magistrates on Saturday. One of the witnesses, speaking of what a girl was doing at the time the assault took place, said she was ' badding ' walnuts in a pigstye. The word is peculiarly provincial : to ' bad ' walnuts is to strip away the husk. The walnut, too, is often called » 'bannut,' and hence the old Gloucestershire phrase, ' Come an' bad the bannuts.'
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[edit] Etymology 1
From Old Norse bað.
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bad n. (singular definite badet, plural indefinite bade)
- bath, shower, swim
- bathroom
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See bede.
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bad
- Past of bede.
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See bade.
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bad
- Imperative of bade.
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bad n. (plural baden, diminutive badje, diminutive plural badjes)
- bath
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bad
- Past tense singular of bidden.
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bad
- bath
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bād
- First- and third-person singular preterite of of bīdan.
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bad m. (genitive baid, plural badan)
- place, spot
- tuft, bunch
- flock, group
- thicket, clump (of trees)
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| Inflection for bad |
Singular |
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Indefinite |
Definite |
Indefinite |
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| Base form |
bad |
badet |
bad |
baden |
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bads |
badets |
bads |
badens |
bad n.
- bath, the act of bathing
- a place, especially indoors, with swimming pools
bad
- Past tense of be.
bad
- evil, badness
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