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Word bad
WordType (adjective)
Phonetic BrE / bæd / NAmE / bæd /
Example
  • bad news/weather/dreams/habits
  • i'm having a really bad day.
  • it was the worst experience of her life.
  • smoking gives you bad breath.
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bad

(adjective)BrE / bæd / NAmE / bæd /
  1. unpleasant; full of problems
    • bad news/weather/dreams/habits
    • I'm having a really bad day.
    • It was the worst experience of her life.
    • Smoking gives you bad breath.
    • Things are bad enough without our own guns shelling us.
  2. of poor quality; below an acceptable standard
    • bad conditions/driving
    • a bad copy/diet
    • I thought it was a very bad article.
    • This isn't as bad as I thought.
    • That's not a bad idea.
  3. 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.
  4. serious; severe
    • You're heading for a bad attack of sunburn.
    • The engagement was a bad mistake.
    • My headache is getting worse.
  5. 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.
  6. morally unacceptable
    • See related entries: Immoral
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/topic/immoral/bad_1
    • The hero gets to shoot all the bad guys.
    • He said I must have done something bad to deserve it.
  7. not behaving well
    • synonym naughty
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/naughty
    • Have you been a bad boy?
  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.
  9. not healthy; painful
    • See related entries: Poor health
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/topic/poor_health/bad_2
    • I've got a bad back.
  10. not safe to eat because it has decayed
    • Put the meat in the fridge so it doesn't go bad.
  11. the state of feeling annoyed or angry
    • See related entries: Anger
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/topic/anger/bad_3
    • It put me in a bad mood for the rest of the day.
  12. to feel guilty or sorry about something
    • She felt bad about leaving him.
    • Why should I want to make you feel bad?
  13. to feel or look ill/sick
    • See related entries: Being ill
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/topic/being_ill/bad_5
    • I'm afraid I'm feeling pretty bad.
    • I feel unwell/sick/terrible.
    • I don’t feel (very) well.
  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
    • See related entries: Love
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/topic/love/bad_4
    • 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.

    Extra Examples

    • He is particularly bad at remembering names.
    • He’s really bad at languages.
    • I feel bad enough without you constantly telling me how it was all my fault!
    • I saw him yesterday, and he wasn’t looking half bad.
    • Jim was a notoriously bad driver.
    • John’s in a pretty bad mood this morning.
    • She felt pretty bad about leaving him.
    • Smoking is very bad for you.
    • The problem is equally bad in many other countries.
    • The sausages tasted bad.
    • The service was laughably bad.
    • The weather got very bad later in the day.
    • This meat has gone bad.
    • Watching television is not inherently bad for children.
    • All those sugary drinks are bad for your teeth.
    • Bad diet and lack of exercise can lead to serious health problems.
    • Eating too much salt is bad for you.
    • He realized it had been a bad decision.
    • He’s a bad loser.
    • I think it was probably a bad time to ask him.
    • I was always the ‘bad boy’ at school.
    • I was forced to turn back due to bad weather.
    • I will not tolerate this bad behaviour.
    • I would be a really bad teacher—I’ve no patience.
    • I’d rather not drive in such bad conditions.
    • I’m afraid I’ve got some bad news.
    • I’m having a really bad day.
    • I’ve got a bad back.
    • Inspectors are looking into the problem of bad prison conditions.
    • It was a very bad winter that year.
    • It’s bad for you to eat too much salt.
    • Most of the complaints received were about bad language.
    • On the last day the weather turned bad.
    • Sunbeds have received a lot of bad publicity in recent years. Are they safe?
    • That girl’s a bad influence on Tom.
    • That’s not a bad idea.
    • The meat had gone bad.
    • The picnic was cancelled due to bad weather.
    • The situation couldn’t get any worse.
    • There was a smell of bad eggs.
    • Things were bad enough without her interfering.
    • This isn’t as bad as I thought.
    • You’re heading for a bad case of sunburn.

    Word Origin

    • Middle English: perhaps from Old English bǣddel ‘hermaphrodite, womanish man’.
Copyright This card's content is collected from the following dictionaries: Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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