Bad I Extra Examples Bæd Day Feel Weather

• i have some bad news for you, i'm afraid.
• bad weather/dreams/habits
• i'm having a really bad day.
• it was the worst experience of her life.

bad

1. unpleasant; full of problems
• I have some bad news for you, I'm afraid.
• bad weather/dreams/habits
• I'm having a really bad day.
• It was the worst experience of her life.
• Smoking gives you bad breath.
• War is always a bad thing.
• That was just bad luck.
• Things are bad enough without our own guns shelling us.

Extra Examples

• The picnic was cancelled due to bad weather.
• The weather got very bad later in the day.
• On the last day the weather turned bad.
• I'd rather not drive in such bad conditions.
• I'm afraid I've got some bad news.
• Sunbeds have received a lot of bad publicity in recent years. Are they safe?
• The situation couldn't get any worse.
• Things were bad enough without her interfering.
• Her husband had many bad habits, including gambling.
2. of poor quality; below an acceptable standard
• I thought it was a very bad article.
• Bad diet and lack of exercise can lead to serious health problems.
• The movie wasn't as bad as I'd expected.
• That's not a bad idea.

Extra Examples

• The service was laughably bad.
• I blame it on your bad driving.
• Inspectors are looking into the problem of bad prison conditions.
3. serious; severe
• You're heading for a bad case of sunburn.
• The engagement was a bad mistake.
• My headache is getting worse.
• It was a very bad winter that year.
4. not appropriate in a particular situation
• I know that this is a bad time to ask for help.
• He now realized that it had been a bad decision on his part.
5. morally unacceptable
• The hero gets to shoot all the bad guys.
• He said I must have done something bad to deserve it.
• I will not tolerate this bad behaviour.
• That girl's a bad influence on Tom.
6. not behaving well
• SYNONYM naughty
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/naughty
• Have you been a bad boy?
7. not able to do something well or in an acceptable way
• SYNONYM poor
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/poor
• a bad teacher
• You're a bad liar!
• He's a bad loser (= he complains when he loses a game).
• She is so bad at keeping secrets.

Extra Examples

• He is particularly bad at remembering names.
• He's really bad at languages.
• Jim was a notoriously bad driver.
• I would be a really bad teacher—I've no patience.
8. harmful; causing or likely to cause damage
• Those shoes are bad for her feet.
• Weather like this is bad for business.
• Too much work is bad for your health.

Extra Examples

• Smoking is very bad for you.
• Watching television is not inherently bad for children.
• All those sugary drinks are bad for your teeth.
• Eating too much salt is bad for you.
• It's bad for you to eat too much salt.
9. not healthy; painful
• I've got a bad back.
10. not safe to eat because it has decayed (= started to be destroyed by natural processes)
• Put the meat in the fridge so it doesn't go bad.

Extra Examples

• The sausages tasted bad.
• This meat has gone bad.
• There was a smell of bad eggs.
11. the state of feeling annoyed or angry
• It put me in a bad mood for the rest of the day.
• John's in a pretty bad mood this morning.
12. to feel guilty or sorry about something
• She felt pretty bad about leaving him.
• Why should I want to make you feel bad?
• I feel bad enough without you constantly telling me how it was all my fault!
13. to feel or look ill
• I'm afraid I'm feeling pretty bad.
14. good; excellent
15. used to try to persuade somebody to agree that something is good
• You'll save fifty dollars, which can't be bad, can it?
16. to be very much in love
• You're not seeing him again tonight, are you? That's five times this week—you've got it bad!
17. quite good; better than you expected
• ‘How are you?’ ‘Not too bad.’
• That wasn't bad for a first attempt.
18. used to say ‘bad luck’ or ‘it’s a shame’ when you do not really mean it
• If sometimes they're the wrong decisions, too bad.
19. a shame; a pity
• Too bad every day can't be as good as this.
20. annoying
• Really, it was too bad of you to be so late.

Word Origin

• Middle English: perhaps from Old English bǣddel ‘hermaphrodite, womanish man’.