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bad

bad

18 7.9
Very much or to a great degree
  • adverb
  • /bæd/
  • Informal
translation icon : mucho
  • I just want it over with so bad, so, so bad.

Bro, I can't tell you how bad that one rocked me.

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Examples

  • And then finally, how bad do you want to win?

  • Personally, the way I look at it is: How bad do we want it?

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  • God, this is going to go so bad the whole time.

  • How bad do you want this to end?

  • How bad do you want this?

  • How bad do you want change?

  • My throat hurts so bad behind the scenes.

  • See, you want it so bad, but you can't get it yet.

  • It hurts so bad, but let's go.

  • I want to do it so bad that I'm willing to make sacrifices.

Synonyms

badly
vsbad
456 1.0

To a great degree

is an informal intensifier meaning very or seriously
terribly
vsbad
378 1.0

In a very bad way

is used as an informal intensifier for degree rather than quality
awfully
vsbad
70 3.0

To happen in a very bad or unpleasant way

is a more general informal intensifier rather than strongly negative
abysmally
vsbad
4 7.0

In a very bad way that shows poor quality or failure

is the informal everyday intensifier that means very or seriously

Idioms

too bad
  • Informal
643 3.3

Saying that something is unfortunate or disappointing

not bad
  • Informal
134 3.0

Better than expected and quite good

my bad
  • Informal
47 8.4

A short casual phrase to admit you made a mistake

17 6.0

Very sick or having serious money problems

not half bad
  • Informal
14 7.4

Better than you expected

Make someone or something look bad to other people

An unpleasant feeling of dislike after an experience

To keep spending money on something that is already failing

bad penny
  • Informal
2 7.7

Something unwanted that keeps coming back

on bad terms
  • Informal
1 3.6

Not friendly with someone because of a disagreement

Put someone into a difficult situation they cannot control because of bad luck

1 7.9

To put someone into a bad or difficult situation because of bad luck

A time when someone has trouble

9.9

When people use bad money, they keep better money and it disappears

in bad odor
  • Archaic
9.3

Not liked or trusted by other people after doing something wrong

Speak badly about someone or something to other people

Compounds

515 1.0

Unpleasant information that makes you feel sad or upset

bad guy
  • Informal
415 3.0

A person who goes against others or causes harm

246 2.3

A choice or plan that will probably cause problems

166 1.0

Unlucky events that happen by chance

bad boy
  • Informal
108 6.1

A man who breaks rules and seems exciting but causes trouble

bad person
  • Offensive
104 1.6

A person who harms others on purpose or does wrong things

76 3.6

A sense that something bad may happen

54 2.4

A choice that is not good and causes problems later

46 1.0

Weather that makes being outside unpleasant, often with rain or strong wind

bad blood
  • Informal
28 4.8

A feeling of anger or dislike between people that often leads to hostility

26 2.5

A remark meant to make people laugh that is not funny or is rude

21 4.1

An unpleasant feeling that stays after something rude or upsetting

bad apple
  • Informal
16 4.4

A person in a group who causes trouble for others

14 3.4

A habit of getting angry easily and staying in a bad mood

bad check
  • Specialized
13 3.5

A check from an account without enough money that the bank does not pay

12 1.6

Rude behavior that breaks normal social rules

11 5.3

Dishonest or harmful actions by a company and its workers that damage trust

bad hair day
  • Informal
11 4.6

A day when someone's hair looks messy and they feel unhappy about it

9 6.5

A person who behaves badly and damages a group or its work

bad debt
  • Specialized
9 4.1

A debt that a person who borrowed money cannot or will not pay back

bad egg
  • Offensive
5 5.6

A person who cannot be trusted and may lie or steal

3 3.7

People who can make you behave badly or get into trouble

3 4.4

A record of past bad actions that makes people not trust a person or organization

2 3.7

A disappointing finish to a story, event, or experience

Big Bad Wolf
  • Literature
2 3.2

A wolf in children's stories who hurts or tricks people

2 3.9

Poor lighting that makes it hard to see

1 7.2

A treatment that is not helpful or is unpleasant but sometimes needed to make you better

big and bad
  • Informal
1 6.8

Very large and so strong that it scares or impresses people

1 5.4

A situation where people are not friendly and do not trust each other

1 4.6

A purchase or deal that leaves you worse off

bad hat
  • Offensive
1 8.3

A person who causes trouble on purpose or acts dishonestly

bad touch
  • Offensive
1 9.0

Unwanted physical contact that makes someone feel scared or uncomfortable

bad actor
  • Specialized
1 8.1

A software tool that attacks or steals data from a computer system

1 3.3

Not polite when you are with other people

bad fairy
  • Literature
1 7.4

A fairy who wants to harm people or cause trouble

1 6.8

A dry area of eroded rock with few plants in western South Dakota and Nebraska

bad block
  • Specialized
7.7

A part of a disk where data cannot be read or written because it is damaged

bad block
  • Specialized
7.5

A block in a blockchain that the network computers do not accept because it breaks the rules

bad boy image
  • Informal
6.3

An attractive look of not following rules, often in men

bad looker
  • Offensive
8.4

A person who many people think is not good looking

7.9

A time when a team or person keeps getting bad results

the bad place
  • Informal
8.7

A place believed to be for punishment after death or a very bad situation

How Intense

extremely
1.0
bad
  • Informal
18 7.9
fairly
895 1.0
slightly
885 1.0

Surface Forms

bad positive
worse comparative
worst superlative

Etymology

Bad is related to the older adverb badly, and in everyday speech people often shorten badly to bad. A helpful way to remember this is that bad can be used like 'very' or 'seriously' in informal speech.