bad

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English [edit]

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Pronunciation [edit]

Etymology 1 [edit]

From Middle English bad, badde (“wicked, evil, depraved”), probably a shortening of Old English bæddel (“hermaphrodite”) (cf. English much, wench, from Old English myċel, wenċel), from bædan (“to defile”), from Proto-Germanic *bad- (cf. Old High German pad (“hermaphrodite”)), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰoidʰ- (cf. Welsh baedd (“wild boar”), Latin foedus (“foul, filthy”), foedō (“to defile, pollute”)).

Adjective [edit]

bad (comparative worse or (nonstandard) badder, superlative worst or (nonstandard) baddest)

  1. Not good; unfavorable; negative.
    You have bad credit.
  2. Seemingly non-appropriate, in manners, etc.
    It is bad manners to talk with your mouth full.
  3. Not suitable or fitting.
    Do you think it is a bad idea to confront him directly?
  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) Spoiled, rotten, overripe.
    These apples have gone bad.
  8. (of breath) Malodorous, foul.
    Bad breath is not pleasant for anyone.
  9. (informal) Bold and daring.
  10. (of a need or want) Severe, urgent.
    He is in bad need of a haircut.
Usage notes [edit]

If a person says a food (such as chocolate-covered lard) is "bad for you", that person usually means that the food is "unhealthy". Some foods (such as grapes) are bad for dogs (meaning they are unhealthful for dogs) but not bad for humans. Non-foods can also be "bad for you": eating arsenic is bad for you, and smoking cigarettes is also bad for you.

Synonyms [edit]
to be assigned
Antonyms [edit]
antonyms of various senses of bad (adjective)
See also [edit]
Derived terms [edit]
Derived terms
Translations [edit]
not good
seemingly non-appropriate, in manners
not suitable or fitting
tricky; stressful; unpleasant
evil, wicked
faulty; not functional
spoilt, rotten, overripe — see spoilt
of breath: malodorous
bold and daring, bad
serious; urgent
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Adverb [edit]

bad (comparative worse, superlative worst)

  1. (now colloquial) Badly.
    I didn't do too bad in the last exam.
Translations [edit]
badly — see badly

Noun [edit]

bad (uncountable)

  1. (slang) error, mistake
    Sorry, my bad!
    • 1993, Mitch Albom, Fab five: basketball, trash talk, the American dream[1], page days:
      "My bad, My bad!” Juwan yelled, scowling
    • 2003, Zane, Skyscraper, page 7:
      “Chico, you're late again.” I turned around and stared him in his beady eyes. “I missed my bus. My bad, Donald.” “Your bad? Your bad? What kind of English is that?
    • 2008, Camika Spencer, Cubicles, page 68:
      Teresa broke out in laughter. “Dang, I sound like I'm talking to my man.” “I tried your cell phone, but you didn't answer.” “I left it at home, Friday. My bad.” “Yeah, your bad.” I laughed. “Really, I'm sorry. It won't happen again.
Translations [edit]
slang: error, mistake

Etymology 2 [edit]

Probably identical to bad, etymology 1, above, especially in the sense "bold, daring".

Adjective [edit]

bad (comparative badder, superlative baddest)

  1. (Should we move(+) this sense?) (slang) Fantastic.
    You is [sic] bad, man!
    Also Bek is "bad" at Madden.

Etymology 3 [edit]

From Middle English bad, from Old English bæd, first and third-person singular indicative past tense of biddan (“to ask”).

Verb [edit]

bad

  1. (archaic) Alternative past tense of bid. See bade.

Etymology 4 [edit]

Unknown

Verb [edit]

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

  1. (UK, dialect, 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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Anagrams [edit]

Danish [edit]

Etymology 1 [edit]

From Old Norse bað.

Pronunciation [edit]

  • IPA: /bad/, [bað]

Noun [edit]

bad n (singular definite badet, plural indefinite bade)

  1. bath, shower, swim
  2. bathroom
Inflection [edit]
    Inflection of bad
neuter gender Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative, dative and accusative bad badet bade badene
genitive bads badets bades badenes

Etymology 2 [edit]

See bede (“to pray, request”).

Pronunciation [edit]

  • IPA: /baːd/, [baðˀ]

Verb [edit]

bad

  1. past of bede

Etymology 3 [edit]

See bade (“to bathe, bath”).

Pronunciation [edit]

  • IPA: /baːd/, [bæðˀ]

Verb [edit]

bad

  1. imperative of bade

Dutch [edit]

Pronunciation [edit]

Etymology 1 [edit]

From Old Dutch *bath, from Proto-Germanic *baþą.

Noun [edit]

bad n (plural baden, diminutive badje)

  1. bath
Derived terms [edit]

Etymology 2 [edit]

Verb [edit]

bad

  1. singular past indicative of bidden

Gothic [edit]

Romanization [edit]

bad

  1. See 𐌱𐌰𐌳

Lojban [edit]

Rafsi [edit]

bad

  1. rafsi of bandu.

Norwegian [edit]

Noun [edit]

bad

  1. bath

Inflection [edit]

    Inflection of bad
indefinite singular definite singular indefinite plural definite plural
Bokmål n bad badet bad bada/badene
Nynorsk n bad badet bad bada [badi]

Old English [edit]

Pronunciation [edit]

  • IPA: /bɑːd/

Verb [edit]

bād

  1. first-person singular preterite of bīdan
  2. third-person singular preterite of bīdan

Old Irish [edit]

Alternative forms [edit]

Verb [edit]

bad

  1. third-person singular past subjunctive of is
  2. third-person singular imperative of is
  3. second-person plural imperative of is

Scottish Gaelic [edit]

Noun [edit]

bad m (genitive baid, plural badan)

  1. place, spot
  2. tuft, bunch
  3. flock, group
  4. thicket, clump (of trees)

Synonyms [edit]

Derived terms [edit]

Swedish [edit]

Pronunciation [edit]

Noun [edit]

bad n

  1. a bath, the act of bathing
  2. a bath, a place for bathing (badplats, badhus)

Declension [edit]

Declension of bad
singular plural
Neuter indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative bad badet bad baden
genitive bads badets bads badens

Related terms [edit]

Verb [edit]

bad

  1. past tense of be.
  2. past tense of bedja.

References [edit]

Volapük [edit]

Noun [edit]

bad (plural bads)

  1. evil, badness

Declension [edit]

declension of bad
singular plural
nominative bad bads
genitive bada badas
dative bade bades
accusative badi badis
predicative badu badus
vocative o bad! o bads!

See also [edit]

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