bad

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See also: Bad, BAD, bád, båd, bað, բադ, and বাদ

Translingual[edit]

Symbol[edit]

bad

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-5 language code for Banda languages.

English[edit]

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Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Middle English bad, badde (“wicked, evil, depraved”), of uncertain origin. Perhaps a shortening of Old English bæddel (“hermaphrodite”) (for loss of -el compare Middle English muche from Old English myċel, and Middle English wenche from Old English wenċel), or at least related to it and/or to bǣ̆dan (“to defile”), compare Old High German pad (“hermaphrodite”). Alternatively, perhaps a loan from Old Norse into Middle English, compare Norwegian bad (“effort, trouble, fear”, neuter noun), East Danish bad (“damage, destruction, fight”, neuter noun), from the Proto-Germanic noun *badą, whence also Proto-Germanic *badōną (“to frighten”), Old Saxon undarbadōn (“to frighten”), Norwegian Nynorsk bada (“to weigh down, press”)[1].

Adjective[edit]

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

  1. Unfavorable; negative; not good.
    Synonyms: unfavorable, negative; see also Thesaurus:bad
    • 1918, W[illiam] B[abington] Maxwell, chapter X, in The Mirror and the Lamp, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC:
      He looked round the poor room, at the distempered walls, and the bad engravings in meretricious frames, the crinkly paper and wax flowers on the chiffonier; and he thought of a room like Father Bryan's, with panelling, with cut glass, with tulips in silver pots, such a room as he had hoped to have for his own.
    Hiring you was very bad for this company.
    The weather looks pretty bad right now.
    He is in a bad mood.
    You have very bad grades.
  2. Not suitable or fitting.
    Synonyms: inappropriate, unfit; see also Thesaurus:unsuitable
    Do you think it is a bad idea to confront him directly?
  3. Not appropriate, of manners etc.
    • 1913, Joseph C. Lincoln, chapter 7, in Mr. Pratt's Patients:
      “ […] if you call my duds a ‘livery’ again there'll be trouble. It's bad enough to go around togged out like a life saver on a drill day, but I can stand that 'cause I'm paid for it. What I won't stand is to have them togs called a livery. […] ”
    It is bad manners to talk with your mouth full.
  4. Unhealthy; liable to cause health problems.
    Synonyms: unhealthful, unwholesome; see also Thesaurus:harmful
    Lard is bad for you. Smoking is bad for you, too. Grapes are bad for dogs but not for humans.
  5. (chiefly applied to a person's state of health) Sickly, unhealthy, unwell.
    Synonyms: ill, poorly, sickly; see also Thesaurus:ill
    Joe's in a bad way; he can't even get out of bed.
    I went to the hospital to see how my grandfather was doing. Unfortunately, he's in a bad state.
    I've had a bad back since the accident.
  6. (often childish) Not behaving; behaving badly; misbehaving; mischievous or disobedient.
    • 2014 August 28, Tom Armstrong, Marvin (comic):
      I can tell that new kid at our daycare is trouble […] He's picking out his favorite corner to stand in when he's bad.
    Stop being bad, or you will get a spanking!
  7. Tricky; stressful; unpleasant.
    Synonyms: foul, loathsome; see also Thesaurus:unpleasant
    Divorce is usually a bad experience for everybody involved.
  8. (sometimes childish) Evil; wicked.
    Synonyms: vile, vicious; see also Thesaurus:evil
    Be careful. There are bad people in the world.
  9. Faulty; not functional.
    Synonyms: inoperative; see also Thesaurus:out of order
    I had a bad headlight.
  10. (of food) Spoiled, rotten, overripe.
    Synonyms: rotten; see also Thesaurus:rotten
    These apples have gone bad.
  11. (of breath) Malodorous; foul.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:malodorous
    Bad breath is not pleasant for anyone.
  12. False; counterfeit; illegitimate.
    Synonyms: fake, spurious; see also Thesaurus:fake
    They were caught trying to pass bad coinage.
  13. Unskilled; of limited ability; not good.
    Synonyms: bungling, inept; see also Thesaurus:unskilled
    I'm pretty bad at speaking French.
    He's a bad gardener; everything he tries to grow ends up dying.
  14. Of poor physical appearance.
    Synonyms: repulsive, unsightly; see also Thesaurus:ugly
    I look really bad whenever I get less than seven hours of sleep.
    I don't look bad in this dress, do I?
  15. (informal) Bold and daring.
    Synonyms: (slang) badass; see also Thesaurus:brave
  17. (slang) Good, superlative, excellent, cool.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:good
    Man, that new car you bought is bad!
    You is bad, man!
    • 1986, Darryl McDaniels and Joseph Simmons (lyrics and music), “Peter Piper”, in Raising Hell, performed by Run-DMC:
      He's the big bad wolf in your neighborhood / not bad meaning bad, but bad meaning good
    • 1994, N2Deep (lyrics), “Best Ever”, in 24-7-365, track 7:
      Man, that bitch was bad—it was the best piece of pussy that I ever had.
  18. (of a need, want, or pain) Severe, urgent.
    Synonyms: dire; see also Thesaurus:urgent
    He is in bad need of a haircut.
  19. (US, slang) Overly promiscuous, licentious.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:promiscuous
    • 2005, Jordan Houston, Darnell Carlton, Paul Beauregard, Premro Smith, Marlon Goodwin, David Brown, and Willie Hutchinson (lyrics), “Stay Fly”, in Most Known Unknown‎[1], Sony BMG, performed by Three 6 Mafia (featuring Young Buck, 8 Ball, and MJG):
      You leave your girl around me; if she's bad she's gonna get stuck.
  20. (originally African-American Vernacular, slang, of a woman) Very attractive; hot, sexy.
    Hopefully I can pull some bad bitches tonight.
  21. (slang, of a draft/check) Not covered by funds on account.
    Synonyms: rubber, hot
    He gave me a bad check.
Synonyms[edit]
Antonyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
spoilt, rotten, overripe — see spoilt
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See also[edit]

Adverb[edit]

bad (comparative worse, superlative worst)

  1. (now colloquial) Badly.
    I didn't do too bad in the last exam.
    • 1969, Lennon–McCartney (lyrics and music), “I Want You (She’s So Heavy)”, in Abbey Road, performed by The Beatles:
      I want you / I want you so bad, it's driving me mad
Translations[edit]
badly — see badly

Noun[edit]

bad (plural bads)

  1. Something that is bad; a harm or evil.
    • 2001, Ann Belford Ulanov, Finding Space: Winnicott, God, and Psychic Reality, page 59:
      We idealize God as supergoodness in order to protect against a bad that we cannot unite with ourselves.
  2. (slang, with possessive determiner) Error; mistake.
    • 1993, Mitch Albom, Fab five: basketball, trash talk, the American dream‎[2]:
      "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.
  3. (countable, uncountable, economics) An item (or kind of item) of merchandise with negative value; an unwanted good.
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    • 2011, Thompson, Henry, International Economics: Global Markets and Competition, 3rd edition, World Scientific, page 97:
      Imports are an economic good but exports an economic bad. Exports must be produced but are enjoyed by foreign consumers.
    • 2011, William J. Boyes, Michael Melvin, Economics, 9th edition, Cengage Learning, page 4:
      An economic bad is anything that you would pay to get rid of. It is not so hard to think of examples of bads: pollution, garbage, and disease fit the description.
Translations[edit]

Interjection[edit]

bad

  1. Used to scold a misbehaving child or pet.
Translations[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Kroonen, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic, s.v. *badōjan-

Etymology 2[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 of bid. See bade.

Etymology 3[edit]

Unknown

Verb[edit]

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

  1. (Britain, dialect, transitive) To shell (a walnut).
    • 1876, The Gloucester Journal, Oct. 7, 1876, reported in A. Gregory, “Gloucestershire Dialect,” Notes and Queries, 5th ser., 6, 148 (1876‑10‑28): 346
      A curious specimen of Gloucestershire dialect came 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 a ‘bannut,’ and hence the old Gloucestershire phrase, ‘Come an’ bad the bannuts.’

Anagrams[edit]

Afar[edit]

Bad.

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Cushitic. Cognates include Somali bád and Saho bad.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈbad/, [ˈbʌd]
  • Hyphenation: bad

Noun[edit]

bád m (plural badoodá f)

  1. lake, sea, ocean

Declension[edit]

Declension of bád
absolutive bád
predicative báda
subjective bád
genitive baddí
Postpositioned forms
l-case bádal
k-case bádak
t-case bádat
h-case bádah

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

  • E. M. Parker; R. J. Hayward (1985), “bad”, in An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN
  • Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2004) Parlons Afar: Langue et Culture, L'Hammartan, →ISBN, page 35

Afrikaans[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

bad (plural baddens, diminutive badjie)

  1. bath

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References[edit]

Danish[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Old Norse bað, Proto-Germanic *baþą (“bath”), cognate with English bath and German Bad.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

bad n (singular definite badet, plural indefinite bade)

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

Etymology 2[edit]

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ˈb̥æˀð], [ˈb̥æðˀ]

Verb[edit]

bad

  1. past tense of bede

Etymology 3[edit]

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ˈb̥æˀð], [ˈb̥æðˀ]

Verb[edit]

bad

  1. imperative of bade

Dutch[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

bad n (plural baden, diminutive badje n)

  1. bath (object)
  2. the act or process of bathing
  3. immersion
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
  • Afrikaans: bad
  • Negerhollands: bad, bat
  • →? Sranan Tongo: bat

Etymology 2[edit]

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb[edit]

bad

  1. singular past indicative of bidden

Gothic[edit]

Romanization[edit]

bad

  1. Romanization of 𐌱𐌰𐌳

Indonesian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Persian باد‎ (bâd, “wind”).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

bad (first-person possessive badku, second-person possessive badmu, third-person possessive badnya)

  1. (archaic) wind
    Synonym: angin

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Further reading[edit]

Lushootseed[edit]

Noun[edit]

bad

  1. father

Maltese[edit]

Root
b-j-d
17 terms

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

bad (imperfect jbid, past participle mibjud, verbal noun bidien)

  1. Alternative form of bied

Conjugation[edit]

    Conjugation of bad
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m b{{{4}}}dt b{{{4}}}dt bad b{{{4}}}dna b{{{4}}}dtu badu
f badet
imperfect m nbid tbid jbid nbidu tbidu jbidu
f tbid
imperative bid bidu

Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Old Norse bað, from Proto-Germanic *baþą (“bath”).

Noun[edit]

bad n (definite singular badet, indefinite plural bad, definite plural bada or badene)

  1. a bath
    et varmt bad - a hot bath
  2. a bathroom (see also baderom)
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

  • (of be) ba

Verb[edit]

bad

  1. imperative of bade
  2. simple past of be
  3. simple past of bede

References[edit]

Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Old Norse bað.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

bad n (definite singular badet, indefinite plural bad, definite plural bada)

  1. a bath
    eit varmt bad - a hot bath
  2. a bathroom
Synonyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

bad

  1. past of be

References[edit]

Old English[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Proto-West Germanic *baidu, from Proto-Germanic *baidō.

Noun[edit]

bād f

  1. waiting; expectation
  2. something distrained; pledge, stake
Declension[edit]
Declension of bad (strong ō-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative bād bāda, bāde
accusative bāde bāda, bāde
genitive bāde bāda
dative bāde bādum
Derived terms[edit]
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Descendants[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Verb[edit]

bād

  1. first/third-person singular preterite of bīdan

Old Irish[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

bad

  1. inflection of is:
    1. third-person singular past subjunctive
    2. third-person singular/second-person plural imperative

Mutation[edit]

Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
bad bad
pronounced with /v(ʲ)-/ 		mbad
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Palauan[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Pre-Palauan *baðu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *batu, from Proto-Austronesian *batu. Cognate with Kavalan btu,Tagalog bato, Malay batu, Maori whatu.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

bad

  1. stone; rock

Polish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from German Bad, from Middle High German, from Old High German bad, from Proto-West Germanic *baþ, from Proto-Germanic *baþą. English bath.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

bad m inan

  1. (dated) health resort
    Synonym: kurort

Declension[edit]

Declension of bad
singular plural
nominative bad bady
genitive badu badów
dative badowi badom
accusative bad bady
instrumental badem badami
locative badzie badach
vocative badzie bady

Further reading[edit]

  • bad in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • bad in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Scottish Gaelic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Probably borrowed from Pictish [Term?]. Compare Breton bod (“cluster, bunch of grapes, thicket”).

Noun[edit]

bad m (genitive singular baid, plural badan)

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

Synonyms[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

Somali[edit]

Noun[edit]

bad ?

  1. sea

Sumerian[edit]

Romanization[edit]

bad

  1. Romanization of 𒁁 (bad)

Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Swedish badh, from Old Norse bað, from Proto-Germanic *baþą, from the zero-grade of Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₁-.

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
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 (nominative plural bads)

  1. evil, badness

Declension[edit]

declension of bad
singular plural
nominative bad bads
genitive bada badas
dative bade bades
accusative badi badis
vocative 1 o bad! o bads!
predicative 2 badu badus
  • 1 status as a case is disputed
  • 2 in later, non-classical Volapük only

See also[edit]

Welsh[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Old English bāt.

Noun[edit]

bad m (plural badau)

  1. boat
    Synonyms: cwch, llong
Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Noun[edit]

bad f (uncountable)

  1. plague, pestilence
    Synonyms: pla, haint
Derived terms[edit]

Mutation[edit]

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
bad fad mad unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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