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Bad
adjective (compar. worse; superl. worst) 1.Having undesirable or negative qualities. "His sloppy appearance made a bad impression" , "A bad little boy" , "Clothes in bad shape" , "A bad cut" , "Bad luck" , "The news was very bad" , "The reviews were bad" , "The pay is bad" , "It was a bad light for reading" , "The movie was a bad choice" Antonym: good. 2.Very intense. Synonym: big. "In a big rage" , "Had a big (or bad) shock" , "A bad earthquake" , "A bad storm" 3.Feeling physical discomfort or pain ('tough' is occasionally used colloquially for 'bad'). Synonym: tough. "She felt bad all over" , "He was feeling tough after a restless night" 4.(of foodstuffs) not in an edible or usable condition. Synonyms: spoiled, spoilt. "A refrigerator full of spoilt food" 5.Feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone. Synonyms: regretful, sorry. "Regretful over mistakes she had made" , "He felt bad about breaking the vase" Antonym: unregretful. 7.Below average in quality or performance. "A bad recital" 9.Not financially safe or secure. Synonyms: high-risk, risky, speculative. "High risk investments" , "Anything that promises to pay too much can't help being risky" , "Speculative business enterprises" 10.Physically unsound or diseased. Synonyms: unfit, unsound. "A bad heart" , "Bad teeth" , "An unsound limb" , "Unsound teeth" 11.Capable of harming. "Smoking is bad for you" 12.Characterized by wickedness or immorality. 13.Reproduced fraudulently. Synonym: forged. "A forged twenty dollar bill" 14.Not working properly. Synonym: defective. "A defective appliance" noun 1.That which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency. Synonym: badness. Antonyms: goodness, good. adverb 1.With great intensity ('bad' is a nonstandard variant for 'badly'). Synonym: badly. "The buildings were badly shaken" , "It hurts bad" , "We need water bad" 2.Very much; strongly. Synonym: badly. "The cables had sagged badly" , "They were badly in need of help" , "He wants a bicycle so bad he can taste it"
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