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bad

See also: Bad, BAD, bád, båd, bað, բադ, and বাদ

TranslingualEdit

SymbolEdit

bad

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-5 language code for Banda languages.

EnglishEdit

 
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PronunciationEdit

Etymology 1Edit

From Middle English bad, badde (“wicked, evil, depraved”), of uncertain origin. Perhaps a shortening of Old English bæddel (“hermaphrodite”) (for loss of -el compare Middle English muche from Old English myċel, and Middle English wenche from Old English wenċel), or at least related to it and/or to bǣ̆dan (“to defile”), compare Old High German pad (“hermaphrodite”). Alternatively, perhaps a loan from Old Norse into Middle English, compare Norwegian bad (“effort, trouble, fear”, neuter noun), East Danish bad (“damage, destruction, fight”, neuter noun), from the Proto-Germanic noun *badą, whence also Proto-Germanic *badōn (“to frighten”), Old Saxon undarbadōn (“to frighten”), Norwegian Nynorsk bada (“to weigh down, press”)[1].

AdjectiveEdit

bad (comparative worse or (nonstandard) badder, superlative worst or (nonstandard) baddest)

  1. Unfavorable; negative; not good.
    Synonyms: unfavorable, negative; see also Thesaurus:bad
    • 1918, W[illiam] B[abington] Maxwell, chapter X, in The Mirror and the Lamp, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, OCLC 4293071:
      He looked round the poor room, at the distempered walls, and the bad engravings in meretricious frames, the crinkly paper and wax flowers on the chiffonier; and he thought of a room like Father Bryan's, with panelling, with cut glass, with tulips in silver pots, such a room as he had hoped to have for his own.
    Hiring you was very bad for this company.
    The weather looks pretty bad right now.
    He is in a bad mood.
    You have very bad grades.
  2. Not suitable or fitting.
    Synonyms: inappropriate, unfit; see also Thesaurus:unsuitable
    Do you think it is a bad idea to confront him directly?
  3. Not appropriate, of manners etc.
    • 1913, Joseph C. Lincoln, chapter 7, in Mr. Pratt's Patients:
      “ […] if you call my duds a ‘livery’ again there'll be trouble. It's bad enough to go around togged out like a life saver on a drill day, but I can stand that 'cause I'm paid for it. What I won't stand is to have them togs called a livery. […] ”
    It is bad manners to talk with your mouth full.
  4. Unhealthy; liable to cause health problems.
    Synonyms: unhealthful, unwholesome; see also Thesaurus:harmful
    Lard is bad for you. Smoking is bad for you, too. Grapes are bad for dogs but not for humans.
  5. (chiefly applied to a person's state of health) Sickly, unhealthy, unwell.
    Synonyms: ill, poorly, sickly; see also Thesaurus:ill
    Joe's in a bad way; he can't even get out of bed.
    I went to the hospital to see how my grandfather was doing. Unfortunately, he's in a bad state.
    I've had a bad back since the accident.
  6. (often childish) Not behaving; behaving badly; misbehaving; mischievous or disobedient.
    • 2014 August 28, Tom Armstrong, Marvin (comic):
      I can tell that new kid at our daycare is trouble […] He's picking out his favorite corner to stand in when he's bad.
    Stop being bad, or you will get a spanking!
  7. Tricky; stressful; unpleasant.
    Synonyms: foul, loathsome; see also Thesaurus:unpleasant
    Divorce is usually a bad experience for everybody involved.
  8. (sometimes childish) Evil; wicked.
    Synonyms: vile, vicious; see also Thesaurus:evil
    Be careful. There are bad people in the world.
  9. Faulty; not functional.
    Synonyms: inoperative; see also Thesaurus:out of order
    I had a bad headlight.
  10. (of food) Spoiled, rotten, overripe.
    Synonyms: rotten; see also Thesaurus:rotten
    These apples have gone bad.
  11. (of breath) Malodorous; foul.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:malodorous
    Bad breath is not pleasant for anyone.
  12. False; counterfeit; illegitimate.
    Synonyms: fake, spurious; see also Thesaurus:fake
    They were caught trying to pass bad coinage.
  13. Unskilled; of limited ability; not good.
    Synonyms: bungling, inept; see also Thesaurus:unskilled
    I'm pretty bad at speaking French.
    He's a bad gardener; everything he tries to grow ends up dying.
  14. Of poor physical appearance.
    Synonyms: repulsive, unsightly; see also Thesaurus:ugly
    I look really bad whenever I get less than seven hours of sleep.
    I don't look bad in this dress, do I?
  15. (informal) Bold and daring.
    Synonyms: (slang) badass; see also Thesaurus:brave
  17. (slang) Good, superlative, excellent, cool.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:good
    Man, that new car you bought is bad!
    You is bad, man!
    • 1986, Darryl McDaniels and Joseph Simmons (lyrics and music), “Peter Piper”, in Raising Hell, performed by Run-DMC:
      He's the big bad wolf in your neighborhood / not bad meaning bad, but bad meaning good
    • 1994, N2Deep (lyrics), “Best Ever”, in 24-7-365, track 7:
      Man, that bitch was bad—it was the best piece of pussy that I ever had.
  18. (of a need, want, or pain) Severe, urgent.
    Synonyms: dire; see also Thesaurus:urgent
    He is in bad need of a haircut.
  19. (US, slang) Overly promiscuous, licentious.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:promiscuous
    • 2005, Jordan Houston, Darnell Carlton, Paul Beauregard, Premro Smith, Marlon Goodwin, David Brown, and Willie Hutchinson (lyrics), “Stay Fly”, in Most Known Unknown‎[1], Sony BMG, performed by Three 6 Mafia (featuring Young Buck, 8 Ball, and MJG):
      You leave your girl around me; if she's bad she's gonna get stuck.
  20. (originally African-American Vernacular, slang, of a woman) Very attractive; hot, sexy.
    Hopefully I can pull some bad bitches tonight.
  21. (slang, of a draft/check) Not covered by funds on account.
    Synonyms: rubber, hot
    He gave me a bad check.
SynonymsEdit
AntonymsEdit
Derived termsEdit
TranslationsEdit
spoilt, rotten, overripe — see spoilt
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See alsoEdit

AdverbEdit

bad (comparative worse, superlative worst)

  1. (now colloquial) Badly.
    I didn't do too bad in the last exam.
    • 1969, Lennon–McCartney (lyrics and music), “I Want You (She’s So Heavy)”, in Abbey Road, performed by The Beatles:
      I want you / I want you so bad, it's driving me mad
TranslationsEdit
badly — see badly

NounEdit

bad (plural bads)

  1. Something that is bad; a harm or evil.
    • 2001, Ann Belford Ulanov, Finding Space: Winnicott, God, and Psychic Reality (page 59)
      We idealize God as supergoodness in order to protect against a bad that we cannot unite with ourselves.
  2. (slang, with possessive determiner) Error; mistake.
    • 1993, Mitch Albom, Fab five: basketball, trash talk, the American dream‎[2]:
      "My bad, My bad!” Juwan yelled, scowling
    • 2003, Zane, Skyscraper, page 7:
      “Chico, you're late again.” I turned around and stared him in his beady eyes. “I missed my bus. My bad, Donald.” “Your bad? Your bad? What kind of English is that?
    • 2008, Camika Spencer, Cubicles, page 68:
      Teresa broke out in laughter. “Dang, I sound like I'm talking to my man.” “I tried your cell phone, but you didn't answer.” “I left it at home, Friday. My bad.” “Yeah, your bad.” I laughed. “Really, I'm sorry. It won't happen again.
  3. (countable, uncountable, economics) An item (or kind of item) of merchandise with negative value; an unwanted good.
     
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    • 2011, Thompson, Henry, International Economics: Global Markets and Competition, 3rd edition, World Scientific, page 97:
      Imports are an economic good but exports an economic bad. Exports must be produced but are enjoyed by foreign consumers.
    • 2011, William J. Boyes, Michael Melvin, Economics, 9th edition, Cengage Learning, page 4:
      An economic bad is anything that you would pay to get rid of. It is not so hard to think of examples of bads: pollution, garbage, and disease fit the description.
TranslationsEdit

InterjectionEdit

bad

  1. Used to scold a misbehaving child or pet.
TranslationsEdit

ReferencesEdit

  1. ^ Kroonen, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic, s.v. *badōjan-

Etymology 2Edit

From Middle English bad, from Old English bæd, first and third-person singular indicative past tense of biddan (“to ask”).

VerbEdit

bad

  1. (archaic) alternative past of bid. See bade.

Etymology 3Edit

Unknown

VerbEdit

bad (third-person singular simple present bads, present participle badding, simple past and past participle badded)

  1. (Britain, dialect, transitive) To shell (a walnut).
    • 1876, The Gloucester Journal, Oct. 7, 1876, reported in A. Gregory, “Gloucestershire Dialect,” Notes and Queries, 5th ser., 6, 148 (1876‑10‑28): 346
      A curious specimen of Gloucestershire dialect came out in an assault case heard by the Gloucester court magistrates on Saturday. One of the witnesses, speaking of what a girl was doing at the time the assault took place, said she was ‘badding’ walnuts in a pigstye. The word is peculiarly provincial: to ‘bad’ walnuts is to strip away the husk. The walnut, too, is often called a ‘bannut,’ and hence the old Gloucestershire phrase, ‘Come an’ bad the bannuts.’

AnagramsEdit

AfarEdit

 
Bad.

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Cushitic. Cognates include Somali bád and Saho bad.

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /ˈbʌd/
  • Hyphenation: bad

NounEdit

bád m (plural badoodá f)

  1. lake, sea, ocean

DeclensionEdit

Declension of bád
absolutive bád
predicative báda
subjective bád
genitive baddí
Postpositioned forms
l-case bádal
k-case bádak
t-case bádat
h-case bádah

Derived termsEdit

ReferencesEdit

  • E. M. Parker; R. J. Hayward (1985), “bad”, in An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN
  • Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2004) Parlons Afar: Langue et Culture, L'Hammartan, →ISBN, page 35

AfrikaansEdit

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

bad (plural baddens, diminutive badjie)

  1. bath

Related termsEdit

ReferencesEdit

DanishEdit

Etymology 1Edit

From Old Norse bað, Proto-Germanic *baþą (“bath”), cognate with English bath and German Bad.

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

bad n (singular definite badet, plural indefinite bade)

  1. bath, shower, swim
  2. bathroom
InflectionEdit
Declension of bad
neuter
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative bad badet bade badene
genitive bads badets bades badenes

Etymology 2Edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): [ˈb̥æˀð], [ˈb̥æðˀ]

VerbEdit

bad

  1. past tense of bede

Etymology 3Edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): [ˈb̥æˀð], [ˈb̥æðˀ]

VerbEdit

bad

  1. imperative of bade

DutchEdit

PronunciationEdit

Etymology 1Edit

From Middle Dutch bat, from Old Dutch *bath, from Proto-Germanic *baþą.

NounEdit

bad n (plural baden, diminutive badje n)

  1. bath (object)
  2. the act or process of bathing
  3. immersion
Derived termsEdit
Related termsEdit
DescendantsEdit
  • Afrikaans: bad
  • Negerhollands: bad, bat
  • →? Sranan Tongo: bat

Etymology 2Edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

VerbEdit

bad

  1. singular past indicative of bidden

GothicEdit

RomanizationEdit

bad

  1. Romanization of 𐌱𐌰𐌳

IndonesianEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Persian باد‎ (bâd, “wind”).

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

bad (first-person possessive badku, second-person possessive badmu, third-person possessive badnya)

  1. (archaic) wind
    Synonym: angin

Related termsEdit

Further readingEdit

LushootseedEdit

NounEdit

bad

  1. father

MalteseEdit

Root
b-j-d
17 terms

PronunciationEdit

VerbEdit

bad (imperfect jbid, past participle mibjud, verbal noun bidien)

  1. Alternative form of bied

ConjugationEdit

    Conjugation of bad
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m [[b{{{4}}}dt#Maltese|b{{{4}}}dt]] [[b{{{4}}}dt#Maltese|b{{{4}}}dt]] bad [[b{{{4}}}dna#Maltese|b{{{4}}}dna]] [[b{{{4}}}dtu#Maltese|b{{{4}}}dtu]] badu
f badet
imperfect m nbid tbid jbid nbidu tbidu jbidu
f tbid
imperative bid bidu

Norwegian BokmålEdit

Etymology 1Edit

From Old Norse bað, from Proto-Germanic *baþą (“bath”).

NounEdit

bad n (definite singular badet, indefinite plural bad, definite plural bada or badene)

  1. a bath
    et varmt bad - a hot bath
  2. a bathroom (see also baderom)
Derived termsEdit
Related termsEdit

Etymology 2Edit

Alternative formsEdit

  • (of be) ba

VerbEdit

bad

  1. imperative of bade
  2. simple past of be
  3. simple past of bede

ReferencesEdit

Norwegian NynorskEdit

Etymology 1Edit

From Old Norse bað.

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

bad n (definite singular badet, indefinite plural bad, definite plural bada)

  1. a bath
    eit varmt bad - a hot bath
  2. a bathroom
SynonymsEdit
Derived termsEdit

Etymology 2Edit

PronunciationEdit

VerbEdit

bad

  1. past of be

ReferencesEdit

Old EnglishEdit

PronunciationEdit

Etymology 1Edit

From Proto-West Germanic *baidu, from Proto-Germanic *baidō.

NounEdit

bād f

  1. waiting; expectation
  2. something distrained; pledge, stake
DeclensionEdit
Declension of bad (strong ō-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative bād bāda, bāde
accusative bāde bāda, bāde
genitive bāde bāda
dative bāde bādum
Derived termsEdit
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DescendantsEdit

Etymology 2Edit

VerbEdit

bād

  1. first/third-person singular preterite of bīdan

Old IrishEdit

Alternative formsEdit

PronunciationEdit

VerbEdit

bad

  1. inflection of is:
    1. third-person singular past subjunctive
    2. third-person singular/second-person plural imperative

MutationEdit

Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
bad bad
pronounced with /v(ʲ)-/ 		mbad
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

PalauanEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Pre-Palauan *baðu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *batu, from Proto-Austronesian *batu. Cognate with Kavalan btu,Tagalog bato, Malay batu, Maori whatu.

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

bad

  1. stone; rock

PolishEdit

EtymologyEdit

Borrowed from German Bad, from Middle High German, from Old High German bad, from Proto-West Germanic *baþ, from Proto-Germanic *baþą. English bath.

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

bad m inan

  1. (dated) health resort
    Synonym: kurort

DeclensionEdit

Declension of bad
singular plural
nominative bad bady
genitive badu badów
dative badowi badom
accusative bad bady
instrumental badem badami
locative badzie badach
vocative badzie bady

Further readingEdit

  • bad in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • bad in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Scottish GaelicEdit

EtymologyEdit

Probably borrowed from Pictish [Term?]. Compare Breton bod (“cluster, bunch of grapes, thicket”).

NounEdit

bad m (genitive singular baid, plural badan)

  1. place, spot
  2. tuft, bunch
  3. flock, group
  4. thicket, clump (of trees)

SynonymsEdit

Derived termsEdit

SomaliEdit

NounEdit

bad ?

  1. sea

SumerianEdit

RomanizationEdit

bad

  1. Romanization of 𒁁 (bad)

SwedishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old Swedish badh, from Old Norse bað, from Proto-Germanic *baþą, from the zero-grade of Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₁-.

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

bad n

  1. a bath, the act of bathing
  2. a bath, a place for bathing (badplats, badhus)

DeclensionEdit

Declension of bad 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative bad badet bad baden
Genitive bads badets bads badens

Related termsEdit

VerbEdit

bad

  1. past tense of be.
  2. past tense of bedja.

ReferencesEdit

VolapükEdit

NounEdit

bad (nominative plural bads)

  1. evil, badness

DeclensionEdit

declension of bad
singular plural
nominative bad bads
genitive bada badas
dative bade bades
accusative badi badis
vocative 1 o bad! o bads!
predicative 2 badu badus
  • 1 status as a case is disputed
  • 2 in later, non-classical Volapük only

See alsoEdit

WelshEdit

PronunciationEdit

Etymology 1Edit

From Old English bāt.

NounEdit

bad m (plural badau)

  1. boat
    Synonyms: cwch, llong
Derived termsEdit

Etymology 2Edit

NounEdit

bad f (uncountable)

  1. plague, pestilence
    Synonyms: pla, haint
Derived termsEdit

MutationEdit

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
bad fad mad unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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