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bad

/bæːd/
Meanings
  • Adjective

    Having or showing qualities, actions, or attitudes that are morally or socially reprehensible.

    - "The thief was a bad person."
    - "The company's bad practices led to its downfall."
    - "The teacher was disappointed in the bad behavior of her students."
  • Adjective

    Not good; inferior; disappointing.

    - "The movie was a bad one."
    - "He gave a bad performance."
    - "The food was bad and inedible."
Pronunciation
  1. /bæd/



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  2. /beəd/



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Antonyms

adequate , advantageous , beneficial , benevolent , choice , competent , excellent , exceptional , first-class , first-rate , good , honest , just , premium , prime , profitable , propitious , reputable , right , sincere , sufficient , superior , true , upright , virtuous , worthy
Synonyms

badass , evil , vicious , vile , wicked , false , spurious , unhealthful , unwholesome , faulty , inoperative , negative , unfavorable , inappropriate , unfit , hot , rubber , dire , severe , urgent , foul , malodorous , rotten , bungling , inept , repulsive , unsightly , foul , loathsome , ill , poorly , sickly , abandoned , abominable , base , corrupt , deficient , detestable , disgusting , inferior , lousy , off , poor , punk , substandard , unacceptable , ungodly , unsatisfactory , vicious , wanting , wretched , wrong
Rhymes
Words rhyming with bad
mad , glad , sad , bad , madly , gladly , sadly , badly
Homonyms
Words having the same spelling or pronunciation but different meanings and origins

  1. Bat (en) : A flying mammal

  2. Bat (en) : To strike or hit

  3. Bade (en) : Past tense and past participle of the verb 'bat'

  4. Bade (en) : A place by the side of a body of water

Homophones
Words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling,

  1. Bat (en) : A flying mammal, the only mammal capable of true flight.

  2. Bade (en) : Past tense and past participle of the verb 'bat' meaning to strike or hit.

  3. Bade (en) : A place by the side of a body of water, where people bathe.

Variants
List of all variants of bad that leads to same result
bad , badder , baddest , badness , badnesses , not bad , worse , worser , worst , bads , ill , the worst way , badly , illy , bad actor , bad actors , bad apple , bad apples , bad blood , bad bloods
Forms
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badder, worst, badly

Etymology
origin and the way in which meanings have changed throughout history.

The Old English word 'bæd' meant 'worse'. The modern English word 'bad' comes from the Proto-Germanic word 'bautaz' which also meant 'worse'.

Trivia
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  1. The word 'bad' is used more frequently in English than any other English word.

  2. The term 'bad' is derived from the Old English word 'bæd', which meant 'worse'.

  3. The word 'bad' appears in the Bible over 150 times.

  4. In music, a 'bad' note is a note that is not played or sung correctly.

Related Concepts
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  1. Good: Opposite of 'bad'. Something that is desirable, enjoyable, or of high quality.

  2. Evil: Something that is morally reprehensible or causing harm.

Culture
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The term 'bad' has been used extensively in various forms of literature, art, and music to convey negative emotions, actions, or situations. For instance, Shakespeare's 'Macbeth' features the infamous line 'Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player, that struts and frets his hour upon the stage and then is heard no more: it is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.' In this context, 'bad' refers to something that is worthless or meaningless.

How to Memorize "bad"

  1. visualize

    - Imagine a person or situation that is negative or morally reprehensible.

  2. associate

    - Associate the word 'bad' with negative emotions, actions, or situations.

  3. mnemonics

    - Create a mnemonic using the first letter of each definition: 'B' for 'Bad Person', 'A' for 'Actions', and 'D' for 'Disappointing'.

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