bad meaning and definition

BAD noun

Definition of bad (noun)

1. that which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency
   • "take the bad with the good"
   • synonyms: badness
   • antonym: good

BAD adjective

Definition of bad (adjective)

1. 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"
   • antonym: good
2. very intense
   • "a bad headache"; "in a big rage"; "had a big (or bad) shock"; "a bad earthquake"; "a bad storm"
   • synonyms: big
3. feeling physical discomfort or pain (`tough' is occasionally used colloquially for `bad')
   • "my throat feels bad"; "she felt bad all over"; "he was feeling tough after a restless night"
   • synonyms: tough
4. (of foodstuffs) not in an edible or usable condition
   • "bad meat"; "a refrigerator full of spoilt food"
   • synonyms: spoiled, spoilt
5. feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
   • "felt regretful over his vanished youth"; "regretful over mistakes she had made"; "he felt bad about breaking the vase"
   • synonyms: regretful, sorry
   • antonym: unregretful
6. not capable of being collected
   • "a bad (or uncollectible) debt"
   • synonyms: uncollectible
7. below average in quality or performance
   • "a bad chess player"; "a bad recital"
8. nonstandard
   • "so-called bad grammar"
9. not financially safe or secure
   • "a bad investment"; "high risk investments"; "anything that promises to pay too much can't help being risky"; "speculative business enterprises"
   • synonyms: high-risk, risky, speculative
10. physically unsound or diseased
    • "has a bad back"; "a bad heart"; "bad teeth"; "an unsound limb"; "unsound teeth"
    • synonyms: unfit, unsound
11. capable of harming
    • "bad air"; "smoking is bad for you"
12. characterized by wickedness or immorality
    • "led a very bad life"
13. reproduced fraudulently
    • "like a bad penny..."; "a forged twenty dollar bill"
    • synonyms: forged
14. not working properly
    • "a bad telephone connection"; "a defective appliance"
    • synonyms: defective

BAD adverb

Definition of bad (adverb)

1. with great intensity (`bad' is a nonstandard variant for `badly')
   • "the injury hurt badly"; "the buildings were badly shaken"; "it hurts bad"; "we need water bad"
   • synonyms: badly
2. very much; strongly
   • "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"
   • synonyms: badly