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Definition for: bad

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English

Rank of this word in the English language, from analyzing texts from Project Gutenberg.
led low American #521: bad forward remember fair

Pronunciation

    Rhymes: -æd

Noun

Singular
bad

Plural
bads

bad ( plural bads )

  1. ( slang ) A mistake, an oversight, a slight; usually apologetic, referring to one's own failures.
That was my bad, man .

Adjective

bad ( comparative worse , superlative worst )

Positive
bad

Comparative
worse

Superlative
worst

  1. Not good; unfavorable; negative.
  2. Seemingly non-appropriate, in manners, etc.
    It is bad manners to talk with your mouth full.
  3. Not suitable or fitting.
  4. tricky; stressful; unpleasant
    Divorce is usually a bad experience for everybody involved.
  5. evil, wicked
    Be careful. There are bad people in the world.
  6. A result that is negative in the eyes of the speaker.
  7. faulty; not functional
    I had a bad headlight.

( comparative badder , superlative baddest )

  1. ( slang ) : fantastic
    You is bad , man!
    bold and daring

Antonyms

Translations

  • Albanian: keq
  • Arabic: سيء (sáyyi’)
  • Balinese: jele
  • Breton: fall (1), gwall, drouk (2)
  • Catalan: mal m . mala f . ^ (1)
  • Chinese: 坏 (huài) (1), 恶 (wù) (2)
  • Croatian: zao, loš
  • Czech: špatně
  • Dutch: slecht, verkeerd, ongepast
  • Esperanto: malbona
  • Finnish: tuhma (1); paha, ilkeä (2)
  • French: mauvais
  • Ga: esha
  • German: schlecht ^ (1), böse (2), arg
  • Gilbertese: buaakaka
  • Greek: κακός (kakós)
  • Guaraní: vai (1)
  • Hungarian: rossz
  • Indonesian: buruk / jelek (1), jahat (2)
  • Interlingua: mal (1,2)
  • Icelandic: slæmt n . , slæmur m . , slæm f .
  • Italian: cattivo, brutto
  • Kurdish: bed, xirab, nebaş
  • Latin: malus, mala, malum
  • Latvian: slikts m . , slikta f .
  • Maltese: ħażin
  • Norwegian: dårlig
  • Japanese: 悪い (わるい, warui) (1), 悪 (あく, aku) (2)
  • Korean: 나쁜 (nappeun)
  • Persian: بَد (bæd)
  • Pitjantjatjara: kura
  • Polish: zły m . , zła f . , złe n .
  • Portuguese: mau m . , má f . , ruim m . & f . (1, 2); malvado m . , malvada f . (2)
  • Romanian: rău m .
  • Russian: плохой (ploχój) m .
  • Serbian: 1-4. loš m . , 5. loš, pokvaren, zao m . , 7. pokvaren m .
  • Sardinian: malu m . , mala f .
  • Slovak: zlý m . , zlá f . , zlé n .
  • Slovene: slab m . , slaba f . , slabo n . (1,3,4,5,6)
  • Spanish: mal, malo m . , mala f .
  • Swedish: dålig (1), olämplig (2), opassande (2,3), ond (5)
  • Tagalog: mali (1,2,3,6), masama (1,3,5), sira (7)
  • Telugu: చెడు
  • Tupinambá: aíb (1), poxy (2)
  • Twi: bone
  • Warlpiri: maju
  • Welsh: drwg

Noun

bad ( no plural )

  1. ( slang ) error, mistake
    Sorry, my bad!

Anagrams

Dutch

Noun

bad n . ( plural baden , diminutive badje )

  1. bath.

Verb

bad

  1. Past tense singular of bidden : prayed.

Norwegian

Noun

bad n . ( definite singular : badet; indefinite plural : bad ; definite plural : bada/badene)

  1. bath

Old English

Pronunciation

  • IPA: /ba:d/

Verb

bād

  1. First- and third-person singular preterite of bīdan

Swedish

Noun

Inflection for bad Singular Plural
neuter Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative bad badet bad baden
Genitive bads badets bads badens

bad n .

  1. bath, the act of bathing
  2. a place, especially indoors, with swimming pools

Verb

bad

  1. past tense of be

Volapük

Case Singular Plural
Nominative bad bads
Accusative badi badis
Genitive bada badas
Dative bade bades

Noun

bad

  1. evil, badness

See also

Other Translations for "bad"

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