bad
355
1.0
- adjective
- /bæd/
- The doctor warned her that her recent symptoms were a sign of bad health.
- in bad health
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Watch on YouTubeAnd you see a lot of climbers have bad posture like this.
- And you see a lot of climbers have bad posture like this.
- And it was crusty, salty, had bad gas, didn't run.
- Why is this game so bad at running in full screen?
- If you don't want a bad back, don't become a DJ.
- We're getting there now the bad part is the CPU.
- Goodbye Iron men, hard roads, bad sleep, sickness.
Examples
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Well, I've got a bad back just like you, Brett.
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But my mum's mental health was bad at the time, really bad.
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All right, so first question, can bad sleep kill?
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Now I know this looks bad, but we'll fix it.
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Why is this game so bad at running in full screen?
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This is a bad idea.
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The United States' position in the world today is not nearly as bad as some claim.
Academic text (2008) -
The roads were that bad.
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For example, it seems safe to say that most adults would recognize a bad orchestra concert.
Academic text (1999) -
The furnishings that came with the apartment weren't as bad as they might have been.
Fiction book (1990)
Synonyms
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1.0
Very bad or unpleasant and often serious
187
7.5
Very bad or of low quality
101
6.1
Not working properly or doing its job
71
3.5
Not working correctly because a part is broken or wrong
69
3.9
Having a fault that makes something not work properly
21
3.0
Not healthy in body or mind
8
7.1
You cannot use it because it does not work
8
4.8
Poor quality and likely to break quickly
2
5.4
Physically damaged or unhealthy
Not very good in quality or condition
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
3
7.9
To put someone into a bad or difficult situation because of bad luck
- Specialized
1
9.9
When people use bad money, they keep better money and it disappears
- Informal
Put someone into a difficult situation they cannot control because of bad luck
Compounds
- Informal
32
4.8
A feeling of anger or dislike between people that often leads to hostility
- Specialized
16
3.5
A check from an account without enough money that the bank does not pay
4
7.2
A treatment that is not helpful or is unpleasant but sometimes needed to make you better
- Informal
2
8.7
A place believed to be for punishment after death or a very bad situation
- Specialized
1
7.7
A part of a disk where data cannot be read or written because it is damaged
- Specialized
A block in a blockchain that the network computers do not accept because it breaks the rules
How Defective
Surface Forms
Etymology
Bad started out meaning 'not good', so people used it for objects that do not work as they should. That is why bad can mean 'defective' or 'not working properly'.