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- pronunciation:
- baed
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| inflections: |
worse, worst |
| definition 1: |
When something is bad, it means it is not good. You don't like it, or it doesn't do what it should do.
That was a bad movie. I didn't like it at all.I can't cut anything with these bad scissors.- antonyms:
- good, swell
- similar words:
- awful, inferior, mean, poor, rotten, sorry, terrible, useless, wretched
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| definition 2: |
When someone is bad, it means they are doing something other people think is wrong. They are doing something they should not be doing.
Sam was bad when his mom left the room. First, he pulled the cat's tail, and then he took the baby's toy from the baby.- synonyms:
- mischievous, naughty, wicked
- antonyms:
- good
- similar words:
- spoiled
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| definition 3: |
When someone hurts or is sick, they feel bad.
My dad felt bad this morning, so he stayed home from work.- synonyms:
- ill, sick, unhealthy
- antonyms:
- fine, healthy, well
- similar words:
- queasy, weak
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| definition 4: |
When something is bad, it is strong and can cause damage.
We had a bad storm last night. A lot of trees came down on houses.- synonyms:
- severe, terrible
- similar words:
- extreme, grave, nasty, serious, wicked
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| definition 5: |
When you feel bad about something you did, you are sorry you did it.
Jon took his little sister's Halloween candy and hid it from her. He thought it was a joke, but she was very upset. Then he felt bad about it and gave it all back to her.- synonyms:
- sorry
- similar words:
- guilty, sad
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| definition 6: |
When something is bad, it causes harm to your body or parts of your body.
Sugar is bad for your teeth.- synonyms:
- damaging, harmful, unhealthy
- antonyms:
- beneficial
- similar words:
- nasty
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| definition 7: |
When someone is a bad person, it means that they harm other people because they are very selfish or even enjoy causing pain to others..
My mom says her brother did some mean and stupid things when they were little, but she never thought he was really a bad person.- synonyms:
- evil, wicked, wrong
- antonyms:
- good
- similar words:
- corrupt, criminal, foul, ill, mean, nasty
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| definition 8: |
When food is bad, it is not OK to eat it. You could get sick.
Nobody ate the meat in the refrigerator, so it finally went bad.- synonyms:
- decayed, rotten, spoiled
- antonyms:
- fresh, good
- similar words:
- sour, stale
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| related words: |
brutal, fabulous, hard, rough, tough |
| derivation: |
badness (n.) |
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