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- pronunciation:
- baed
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective)
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| inflections: |
worse, worst |
| definition 1: |
not pleasing, or not giving what is required.
I thought it was a bad movie.The tires on this car are very bad.- similar words:
- awful, defective, mean, poor, rotten, sorry, terrible, useless
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| definition 2: |
not good in the way one behaves.
The children were bad when the teacher went out of the room.- synonyms:
- naughty
- similar words:
- spoiled
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| definition 3: |
not positive.
She got a bad grade on her test.- antonyms:
- good
- similar words:
- disapproving
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| definition 4: |
not healthy; harmful.
Sugar is bad for your teeth.- synonyms:
- damaging, harmful
- similar words:
- nasty
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| definition 5: |
rotten; spoiled.
Don't eat the bad meat.- synonyms:
- decayed, rotten, spoiled
- similar words:
- sour, stale
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| derivation: |
badness (n.) |
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