Meaning
28 sensesOf low quality.
That movie was really bad!
below average in quality or performance
Inaccurate; incorrect
A bad guess.
This sentence has bad grammar!
Unfavorable; negative; not good.
Hiring practice is very bad in this company.
The weather looks pretty bad right now.
having undesirable or negative qualities
Not suitable or fitting.
Do you think it is a bad idea to confront him directly?
Not appropriate, of manners etc.
It is bad manners to talk with your mouth full.
Harmful, especially unhealthy; liable to cause health problems.
Lard is bad for you. Smoking is bad for you, too. Grapes are bad for dogs but not for humans.
Sickly, unhealthy, unwell.
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.
The injured or weak one of a pair of body parts, where the other one is healthy.
I accidentally put my weight on my bad leg and fell over.
(childish, often)Not behaving; behaving badly; misbehaving; mischievous or disobedient.
Stop being bad, or you will get a spanking!
Tricky; stressful; unpleasant.
Divorce is usually a bad experience for everybody involved.
(childish, sometimes)Evil; wicked.
Be careful. There are bad people in the world.
Faulty; not functional.
I had a bad headlight.
Examples
7406 sentencesI'm getting ready for the worst.
Готуюся до найгіршого.
ruЯ готовлюсь к худшему.
deIch bereite mich auf das Schlimmste vor...
Smoking is bad for your health.
Куріння шкідливе для здоров'я.
ruКурение вредно для вашего здоровья.
deRauchen ist schlecht für die Gesundheit.
That's a bad day for me.
Це невдалий день для мене.
ruЭто плохой день для меня.
deDas ist ein schlechter Tag für mich.
This fish has a bad smell.
Ця рибра погано пахне.
deDieser Fisch riecht schlecht.
I have a bad pain here.
У мене тут сильний біль.
ruУ меня здесь сильная боль.
deIch habe hier starke Schmerzen.
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 7
By meaning 4
Origin
From Middle English bad, badde (“wicked, evil, depraved”), of uncertain origin. Perhaps aFrom 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”).
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Forms
worse/badder/more bad, worst/baddest/most badSynonyms
530 synonymsAntonyms
28 antonymsWord family
140 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A2Short and long vowels — Because the lesson uses it
- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
Collocations
12 patterns- the worst worst
- worst worst
- was a bad
- a bad idea
- had a bad
- bad idea
- a bad mood
- bad habits
- something bad
- bad mood
- really bad
- bad news