Bad Definition
bad
See also Bad, bád, bað, båd, and բադ
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English
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Etymology 1
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 bǣdan (“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
bad (comparative worse or (nonstandard) badder, superlative worst or (nonstandard) baddest)
- 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.
- Do you think it is a bad idea to confront him directly?
- 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, spoiled, rotten, overripe.
- These apples have gone bad.
- Of breath, malodorous, foul.
- Bad breath is not pleasant for anyone.
- Bold and daring.
- Did you see what he wrote on that guy's forehead? What a bad ass!
- Severe, urgent (of a need or want).
- He is in bad need of a haircut.
Usage notes
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 poisonous to 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
- (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
- See also Wikisaurus:bad
Antonyms
antonyms of various senses of bad (adjective)See also
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Derived terms
Derived termsTranslations
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Adverb
bad (comparative worse, superlative worst)
- (now colloquial) Badly.
- I didn't do too bad in the last exam.
Translations
badly — see badlyNoun
bad (uncountable)
- (slang) error, mistake
- Sorry, my bad!
- 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
slang: error, mistake
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Etymology 2
Probably identical to bad etymology 1 above, esp. in sense "bold, daring".
Adjective
bad (comparative badder, superlative baddest)
Etymology 3
From Middle English bad, from Old English bæd, first and third-person singular indicative past tense of biddan (“to ask”).
Verb
bad
Etymology 4
unknown
Verb
bad (third-person singular simple present bads, present participle badding, simple past and past participle badded)
- (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.'
- 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
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Anagrams
Danish
Etymology 1
From Old Norse bað.
Pronunciation
- IPA: /bad/, [bað]
Noun
bad n. (singular definite badet, plural indefinite bade)
Inflection
Inflection of bad| neuter gender | Singular | Plural | ||
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| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative, dative and accusative | bad | badet | bade | badene |
| genitive | bads | badets | bades | badenes |
Etymology 2
See bede (“to pray, request”).
Pronunciation
- IPA: /baːd/, [baðˀ]
Verb
bad
- past of bede
Etymology 3
See bade (“to bathe, bath”).
Pronunciation
- IPA: /baːd/, [bæðˀ]
Verb
bad
- imperative of bade
Dutch
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old Dutch *bath, from Proto-Germanic *baþan.
Noun
bad n. (plural baden, diminutive badje)
Derived terms
- badderen
- badkuip
Etymology 2
Verb
bad
- singular past indicative of bidden.
Gothic
Romanization
bad
- Romanization of 𐌱𐌰𐌳
Norwegian
Noun
bad
Inflection
Inflection of bad| indefinite singular | definite singular | indefinite plural | definite plural | |
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| Bokmål n | bad | badet | bad | bada/badene |
| Nynorsk n | bad | badet | bad | bada [badi] |
Old English
Pronunciation
- IPA: /bɑːd/
Verb
bād
Scottish Gaelic
Noun
bad m. (genitive baid, plural badan)
Synonyms
- (place): spot
Derived terms
Swedish
Pronunciation
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audio (file)
Noun
bad n.
- a bath, the act of bathing
- a bath, a place for bathing (badplats, badhus)
Declension
Declension of bad| singular | plural | |||
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| Neuter | indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite |
| nominative | bad | badet | bad | baden |
| genitive | bads | badets | bads | badens |
Related terms
Verb
bad
Volapük
Noun
bad (plural bads)
Declension
declension of bad| singular | plural | |
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| nominative | bad | bads |
| genitive | bada | badas |
| dative | bade | bades |
| accusative | badi | badis |
| predicative | badu | badus |
| vocative | o bad! | o bads! |
See also
- badik
- badiko
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Bad
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search Look up bad in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Bad or BAD may refer to:Acronyms
- Bank Account Debits Tax, an Australian tax
- Barksdale Air Force Base (IATA airport code: BAD) in Bossier City, Louisiana, United States
- B.A.D, Taiwanese boy band
- Bcl-2-associated death promoter, a pro-apoptotic protein
- Bookworm Adventures Deluxe, a word-forming game by PopCap Games, released in 2006
- Bipolar Affective Disorder, disregulatory mood disorder
- BAD-2, a Soviet armored trolley car
Films
- Andy Warhol's Bad, a 1977 film
- Bad (2007 film), a 2007 film about dyslexia
Music
- Bad (album), a 1987 Michael Jackson album
- "Bad" (Michael Jackson song), a song from that album
- BAD, or Bigger and Deffer, 2nd album by LL Cool J
- Big Audio Dynamite, Mick Jones' post-Clash band
- Royce da 5'9", American rapper known as Bad, in the group Bad Meets Evil
- "Bad" (U2 song), a song by the rock band U2
Social sciences
- Bad, a concept in ethics used to describe undesirable circumstances or events
- Bad (economics), a concept in economics which is used to describe an object or situation that is harmful to the persons affected by it, in contrast to a good
Geography
- Bad, the German word for "bath", as seen in the place names of many spa towns
- Bad, Azerbaijan, a village in Quba Rayon
- Bad, Uttar Pradesh, a census town in India
- Bad, Agra, a village in India
- Bad River, various rivers
- -abad, a toponym suffix in many countries
Other
- BAD is the hexadecimal representation of 2989
- Banda language, ISO 639 alpha-3 code bad
- Little Miss Bad, a character in the Little Miss series of books by Roger Hargreaves
See also
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