badness meaning and definition

BADNESS noun

Definition of badness (noun)

1. that which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency
   • "take the bad with the good"
   • synonyms: bad
   • antonym: good
2. used of the degree of something undesirable e.g. pain or weather
   • synonyms: severeness, severity
3. an attribute of mischievous children
   • synonyms: mischievousness, naughtiness