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bad

See also: Bad, bád, båd, bað, and բադ

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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), from bædan (“to defile”), from Proto-Germanic *bad- (compare Old High German pad (“hermaphrodite”)). Alternatively, 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 *bada- (Kroonen, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic, s. v. *badōjan-).

AdjectiveEdit

bad (comparative worse, superlative worst)

  1. Unfavorable; negative; not good.
    • 1918, W. B. Maxwell, chapter 10, in The Mirror and the Lamp:
      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.
    You have bad credit.
    The weather looks pretty bad right now.
    Don't talk to him; he's in a bad mood.
  2. Not suitable or fitting.
    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.
    Lard is bad for you. Smoking is bad for you, too. Grapes are bad for dogs but not for humans.
  5. Sickly, unhealthy, unwell.
    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. Tricky; stressful; unpleasant.
    Divorce is usually a bad experience for everybody involved.
  7. Evil; wicked.
    Be careful. There are bad people in the world.
  8. Faulty; not functional.
    I had a bad headlight.
  9. (of food) Spoiled, rotten, overripe.
    These apples have gone bad.
  10. (of breath) Malodorous; foul.
    Bad breath is not pleasant for anyone.
  11. Unskilled; of limited ability; not good.
    I'm pretty bad at speaking French.
    He's a bad gardener; everything he tries to grow ends up dying.
  12. Of poor physical appearance.
    I look really bad whenever I get less than seven hours of sleep.
    I don't look bad in this dress, do I?
  13. (informal) Bold and daring.
  14. (hip-hop slang) Good; superlative.
    • 1986, Run-D.M.C., "Peter Piper" (written by Darryl McDaniels and Joseph Simmons)
      "He's the big bad wolf in your neighborhood / not bad meaning bad, but bad meaning good"
  15. (of a need or want) Severe, urgent.
    He is in bad need of a haircut.
Usage notesEdit

The comparative badder and superlative baddest are nonstandard.

SynonymsEdit
to be assigned
AntonymsEdit
antonyms of various senses of bad (adjective)
Derived termsEdit
Derived terms
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.
TranslationsEdit
badly — see badly

NounEdit

bad (uncountable)

  1. (slang) Error, mistake.
    Sorry, my bad!
    • 1993, Mitch Albom, Fab five: basketball, trash talk, the American dream‎[1], page days:
      "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.
 
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  1. (countable, uncountable, economics) An item (or kind of item) of merchandise with negative value; an unwanted good.
    • 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

Etymology 2Edit

Probably identical to bad, etymology 1, above, especially in the sense "bold, daring".

AdjectiveEdit

bad (comparative badder, superlative baddest)

  1. (Should we move(+) this sense?) (slang) Fantastic.
    You is [sic] bad, man!

Etymology 3Edit

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 tense of bid. See bade.

Etymology 4Edit

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 William John Thomas, Doran (John), Henry Frederick Turle, Joseph Knight, Vernon Horace Rendall, Florence Hayllar, Notes and Queries, page 346
      A curious specimen of Gloucestershire dialect c»me 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 » 'bannut,' and hence the old Gloucestershire phrase, ' Come an' bad the bannuts.'

AnagramsEdit

AfrikaansEdit

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

bad (plural [please provide])

  1. bath

ReferencesEdit

DanishEdit

Etymology 1Edit

From Old Norse bað.

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 bede (“to pray, request”).

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /baːd/, [bæːˀð]

VerbEdit

bad

  1. past tense of bede

Etymology 3Edit

See bade (“to bathe, bath”).

PronunciationEdit

VerbEdit

bad

  1. imperative of bade

DutchEdit

PronunciationEdit

Etymology 1Edit

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

NounEdit

bad n (plural baden, diminutive badje n)

  1. bath
Derived termsEdit

Etymology 2Edit

VerbEdit

bad

  1. singular past indicative of bidden

GothicEdit

RomanizationEdit

bad

  1. Romanization of 𐌱𐌰𐌳

IndonesianEdit

NounEdit

bad (archaic)

  1. wind

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 tense of be

ReferencesEdit

Old EnglishEdit

PronunciationEdit

VerbEdit

bād

  1. first-person singular preterite of bīdan
  2. 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 and 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.

PolishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From German Bad.

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

bad m inan

  1. (obsolete) health resort, bath

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

SynonymsEdit

Further readingEdit

  • bad in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Scottish GaelicEdit

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

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 (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 some later, non-classical Volapük only

See alsoEdit

WelshEdit

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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