bad

About 75.08 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. symbol ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-5 language code for Banda languages.
2. adjective Of low quality.

   That movie was really bad!

3. adjective Inaccurate; incorrect.

   A bad guess.

4. adjective Unfavorable; negative; not good.

   Hiring practice is very bad in this company.

5. adjective Not suitable or fitting.

   Do you think it is a bad idea to confront him directly?

6. adjective Not appropriate, of manners etc.

   It is bad manners to talk with your mouth full.

7. adjective Harmful, especially unhealthy; liable to cause health problems.

   Lard is bad for you. Smoking is bad for you, too. Grapes are bad for dogs but not for humans.

8. adjective Sickly, unhealthy, unwell.

   Joe's in a bad way; he can't even get out of bed.

Similar words

unfavorable unfit unsatisfactory unsound unsuitable incompetent defective no-good unhappy malfunctioning

Often followed by

as news for weather luck enough and faith to

Word family

badder baddest badness badnesses bads worse worser worst