Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
unfavorable; negative:
Русский
By meaning 7
of breath: malodorous:
unfavorable; negative:
not suitable or fitting:
unhealthy; liable to cause health problems:
tricky; stressful; unpleasant:
evil, wicked:
bold and daring:
Deutsch
By meaning 4
of breath: malodorous:
unfavorable; negative:
tricky; stressful; unpleasant:
evil, wicked:

Examples

7174 sentences

  1. Smoking is bad for your health.

    Куріння шкідливе для здоров'я. — aandrusiak

    ruКурение вредно для вашего здоровья. — Hellerick

    deRauchen ist schlecht für die Gesundheit. — MUIRIEL

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  2. Her daughter is bad at cooking.

    Її дочка погано готує. — deniko

    ruЕё дочь плохо готовит. — marafon

    deIhre Tochter kann nicht kochen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  3. I've got bad news for you.

    У мене для тебе погана новина. — deniko

    ruУ меня для вас плохие новости. — marafon

    deIch habe schlechte Nachrichten für dich. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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Meaning

28 senses

  1. Unfavorable; negative; not good.

    Hiring practice is very bad in this company.

    The weather looks pretty bad right now.

    schlecht, schlimm, übel

    плохо́йploxój, скве́рныйskvérnyj, пога́ныйpogányj

    пога́нийpohányj, ке́пськийképsʹkyj, злийzlyj

  2. 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.

    вре́дныйvrédnyj

  3. Of low quality.

    That movie was really bad!

    schlecht

    плохо́йploxój, скве́рныйskvérnyj, дурно́йdurnój

More meanings 25

  1. Severe, urgent.

    He is in bad need of a haircut.

    serious or severe

  2. Tricky; stressful; unpleasant.

    Divorce is usually a bad experience for everybody involved.

    schlecht, unangenehm

    плохо́йploxój, неприя́тныйneprijátnyj

  3. 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.

  4. Spoiled, rotten, overripe.

    These apples have gone bad.

  5. Not suitable or fitting.

    Do you think it is a bad idea to confront him directly?

    schlecht

    плохо́йploxój, неподходя́щийnepodxodjáščij

  6. (childish, sometimes)Evil; wicked.

    Be careful. There are bad people in the world.

    böse

    плохо́йploxój, злойzloj, по́длыйpódlyj

    злийzlyj

    characterized by wickedness or immorality

  7. Faulty; not functional.

    I had a bad headlight.

    schlecht

    плохо́йploxój

  8. Not appropriate, of manners etc.

    It is bad manners to talk with your mouth full.

    schlecht

    плохо́йploxój, дурно́йdurnój

  9. Unskilled; of limited ability; not good.

    I'm pretty bad at speaking French.

    He's a bad gardener; everything he tries to grow ends up dying.

Origin

From Middle English bad, badde (“wicked, evil, depraved”), of uncertain origin. Perhaps a

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”).

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Forms

worse/badder/more bad, worst/baddest/most bad
Comparativeworse / badder / more bad Lesson
Superlativeworst / baddest / most bad Lesson

regular

Synonyms

458 synonyms
Unfavorable:negativeA2unfavorable
Harmful, especially unhealthy:harmfulA2detrimentalC1unhealthfulunwholesomedamagingdeleterioushurtfulinimicalinjuriousmischievousnocentnocuousnoxiousnoisome
Of low quality:lousyB2baseA2cheapA2garbageA1lowA2naughtyB2poorA1rubbishB1sadA1slightB2slimA2trashB1cruddyshoddy
Severe, urgent:acuteB2soreB1instantA2rashB2severeB1urgentB1direclamantcryingexigentimperiouspressingpressive
Tricky:foulB2abhorrentC2meanA2infernalC2disgustingB1grimB2grossB2nastyB1offensiveB1rankB1unpleasantA2loathsomehorridvile
Sickly, unhealthy, unwell:illA2queerB2roughB1sickA1unhealthyA2unwellB1poorlysicklyailingcrankcrookgreen about the gillsickyindisposed
Spoiled, rotten, overripe:rottenB1gone badmaggotedspoiledgone off
Not suitable or fitting:unfitB1improperB1unhappyA2unsuitableB2inappropriatediscommensuratemalaproposinaptincommensurateineptinopportuneout of lineout of orderout of place
Close in meaning
  • serious or severe:big
  • feeling physical discomfort or pain (‘tough’ is occasionally used colloquially for ‘bad’):tough
  • (of foodstuffs) not in an edible or usable condition:spoiledspoilt
  • feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone:regretfulsorry
  • not capable of being collected:uncollectible
  • not financially safe or secure:riskyhigh-riskspeculative

Antonyms

28 antonyms
adequateB2advantageousC1beneficialB2benevolentB2choiceA2competentB2excellentA1exceptionalB2first-classfirst-rategoodA1honestB1justA1premium

Word family

137 related words
RelatedastrayC1baseA2dirtyA1faultyB2inadequateB2insufficientB2mediocreB2underA1worthlessB2badnessbumcontemptibledefectivedespicableexecrableflawedlackinglesserlow-gradeparreprehensiblescurriloussecond-rateunspeakable
Derivedbad-temperedB2bad actorbad ajibad applebad applingbadarsebad-assnessbad babybad bankbad beatbad bellebad bishopbad bloodbad booksbad boybad breathbad businessbadbyebad cessbad checkbad cholesterolbad companybad consciencebad cop

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

Collocations

12 patterns
  • a bad idea
  • had a bad
  • bad idea
  • a bad mood
  • bad habits
  • something bad
  • bad mood
  • bad news
  • really bad
  • a very bad
  • in a bad
  • as bad as

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
baconB1bacteriabacterialbacteriumbadassbadgeB2

Dictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.

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