Meaning of 'bad'

adverb

very much

Synonyms: heaps

adverb

with great intensity (`bad' is a nonstandard variant for `badly')

Example: "the injury hurt badly"

Synonyms: badly

adjective

feeling physical discomfort or pain (`tough' is occasionally used colloquially for `bad')

Example: "my throat feels bad"

Synonyms: tough

adjective

not in an edible or usable condition, in referring to foodstuffs

Example: "The meat was bad. "

Synonyms: spoilt

adjective

not working properly

Example: "a bad telephone connection"

Synonyms: defective

adjective

reproduced fraudulently

Example: "like a bad penny..."

Synonyms: forged

adjective

having undesirable or negative qualities

Example: "a bad report card"

adjective

characterized by wickedness or immorality

Example: "led a very bad life"

adjective

feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone

Synonyms: sorry

adjective

capable of harming

adjective

physically unsound or diseased

Example: "has a bad back"

Synonyms: unsound

adjective

very intense

Example: "a bad headache"

Synonyms: big

adjective

not financially safe or secure

Example: "a bad investment"

Synonyms: speculative

adjective

nonstandard

Example: "so-called bad grammar"

adjective

below average in quality or performance

Example: "a bad chess player"

adjective

not capable of being collected

Example: "a bad (or uncollectible) debt"

Synonyms: uncollectible

noun

that which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency

Example: "take the bad with the good"

Synonyms: badness