bad
- noun
- /bæd/
- You never know where the bad is gonna come from.
- the good and the bad
That's the good, the bad and the ugly.
- That's the good, the bad and the ugly.
Examples
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Many people believe that the bad in his character outweighs the good.
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The bad that comes along with the good is a journey, and I learned so much from that journey.
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Because the bad has a lot of power, a lot of strength.
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The way this unfolds is that the bad things keep happening.
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A perfectly fair review praising the good and listing the bad was provided.
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They are just people, good, bad, imperfect.
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The report outlines the bad that could arise from ignoring environmental concerns.
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We need to address the bad in our society that leads to inequality.
Synonyms
Bad actions or a force that harms people
A state of being not accepted by society or by moral standards
The state of being unpleasant, harmful or wrong
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
Put someone into a difficult situation they cannot control because of bad luck
- Informal
To put someone into a bad or difficult situation because of bad luck
- Specialized
When people use bad money, they keep better money and it disappears
Compounds
- Informal
A feeling of anger or dislike between people that often leads to hostility
- Specialized
A check from an account without enough money that the bank does not pay
A treatment that is not helpful or is unpleasant but sometimes needed to make you better
- Specialized
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
- Informal
A place believed to be for punishment after death or a very bad situation
How Harmful
Surface Forms
Etymology
Bad began as the simple adjective meaning 'not good', and people soon used it as a name for the things that are not good. That is why we can talk about 'the bad' to mean the 'bad things' or people.