bad Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. noun that which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency
   badness.
   
   • take the bad with the good
2. adjective having undesirable or negative qualities
   
   • a bad report card
   • 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
3. adjective satellite very intense
   big.
   
   • a bad headache
   • in a big rage
   • had a big (or bad) shock
   • a bad earthquake
   • a bad storm
4. adjective satellite feeling physical discomfort or pain (`tough' is occasionally used colloquially for `bad')
   tough.
   
   • my throat feels bad
   • she felt bad all over
   • he was feeling tough after a restless night
5. adjective satellite (of foodstuffs) not in an edible or usable condition
   spoilt; spoiled.
   
   • bad meat
   • a refrigerator full of spoilt food
6. adjective feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
   sorry; regretful.
   
   • felt regretful over his vanished youth
   • regretful over mistakes she had made
   • he felt bad about breaking the vase
7. adjective satellite not capable of being collected
   uncollectible.
   
   • a bad (or uncollectible) debt
8. adjective satellite below average in quality or performance
   
   • a bad chess player
   • a bad recital
9. adjective satellite nonstandard
   
   • so-called bad grammar
10. adjective satellite not financially safe or secure
    speculative; high-risk; risky.
    
    • a bad investment
    • high risk investments
    • anything that promises to pay too much can't help being risky
    • speculative business enterprises
11. adjective satellite physically unsound or diseased
    unsound; unfit.
    
    • has a bad back
    • a bad heart
    • bad teeth
    • an unsound limb
    • unsound teeth
12. adjective satellite capable of harming
    
    • bad air
    • smoking is bad for you
13. adjective satellite characterized by wickedness or immorality
    
    • led a very bad life
14. adjective satellite reproduced fraudulently
    forged.
    
    • like a bad penny...
    • a forged twenty dollar bill
15. adjective satellite not working properly
    defective.
    
    • a bad telephone connection
    • a defective appliance
16. adverb with great intensity (`bad' is a nonstandard variant for `badly')
    badly.
    
    • the injury hurt badly
    • the buildings were badly shaken
    • it hurts bad
    • we need water bad
17. adverb very much; strongly
    badly.
    
    • I wanted it badly enough to work hard for it
    • 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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