bad
EnglishEdit
PronunciationEdit
- IPA(key): /bæd/
- (General Australian) IPA(key): /bæːd/
- (General New Zealand) IPA(key): /bɛd/
- (Singapore) IPA(key): /bɛʔ/
- (æ-tensing) IPA(key): /beəd/
Audio (UK) (file) Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -æd
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 bædan (“to defile”), from Proto-Germanic *bad- (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 *bada-.[1]
AdjectiveEdit
bad (comparative worse or (slang) badder, superlative worst or (slang) baddest)
- 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.
- Abducting children is bad for mothers.
- Not suitable or fitting.
- Do you think it is a bad idea to confront him directly?
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Not behaving; behaving badly; misbehaving; mischievous or disobedient.
- Stop being bad, or you will get a spanking!
- Tricky; stressful; unpleasant.
- Divorce is usually a bad experience for everybody involved.
- Evil; wicked.
- Be careful. There are bad people in the world.
- Faulty; not functional.
- I had a bad headlight.
- (of food) Spoiled, rotten, overripe.
- These apples have gone bad.
- (of breath) Malodorous; foul.
- Bad breath is not pleasant for anyone.
- False; counterfeit; illegitimate.
- They were caught trying to pass bad coinage.
- 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.
- 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?
- (informal) Bold and daring.
- (slang) Good, superlative, excellent, cool, Fantastic.
- 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
- Man, that new car you bought is bad!
- You is [sic] bad, man!
- (of a need, want, or pain) Severe, urgent.
- He is in bad need of a haircut.
- 1965, Teddy Randazzo, Bobby Weinstein, Bobby Hart (lyrics and music), “Hurt So Bad”, in Hurt So Bad, performed by The Lettermen:
- Oh let me tell you that it / Hurts so bad / It makes me feel so sad / You make it hurt so bad / To see you again.
- (US, slang) Overly promiscuous, licentious.
- 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.
- (slang, of a draft/check) Not covered by funds on account.
- He gave me a bad check.
SynonymsEdit
- (not good): unfavorable, negative; see also Thesaurus:bad
- (not suitable or fitting): inappropriate, unfit; see also Thesaurus:unsuitable
- (not appropriate, of manners etc.):
- (liable to cause health problems): unhealthful, unwholesome; see also Thesaurus:harmful
- (unhealthy; unwell): ill, poorly, sickly; see also Thesaurus:ill
- (tricky; stressful; unpleasant): foul, loathsome; see also Thesaurus:unpleasant
- (evil; wicked): wicked, evil, vile, vicious; see also Thesaurus:evil
- (not functional): faulty, inoperative; see also Thesaurus:out of order
- (of food): rotten; see also Thesaurus:rotten
- (of breath): malodorous, foul; see also Thesaurus:malodorous
- (false; counterfeit): false, spurious; see also Thesaurus:fake
- (of limited ability): bungling, inept; see also Thesaurus:unskilled
- (of poor physical appearance): repulsive, unsightly; see also Thesaurus:ugly
- (bold, daring): badass; see also Thesaurus:brave
- (good): see also Thesaurus:good
- (of a need or want): dire, severe, urgent; see also Thesaurus:urgent
- (overly promiscuous): see also Thesaurus:promiscuous
- (of a draft/check): rubber, hot
AntonymsEdit
Derived termsEdit
- bad actor
- bad apple
- bad beat
- bad blood
- bad boy
- bad breath
- bad check
- bad debt
- badden
- baddie
- bad egg
- bad ending
- bad eye
- bad fairy
- bad faith
- bad for you
- bad guy
- bad hair day
- bad hat
- bad iron
- bad joke
- bad language
- bad light
- bad lot
- bad luck
- bad man
- bad-mannered
- bad manners
- bad medicine
- bad money
- bad-mouth
- badness
- bad news
- bad off
- bad penny
- bad-tempered
- Bad Thing
- bad to the bone
- bad up
- go bad
- good riddance to bad rubbish
- not bad
- too bad
TranslationsEdit
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See alsoEdit
AdverbEdit
bad (comparative worse, superlative worst)
- (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
NounEdit
bad (uncountable)
- (slang) Error, mistake.
- Sorry, my bad!
- 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.
- (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
ReferencesEdit
- ^ 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
Etymology 3Edit
Unknown
VerbEdit
bad (third-person singular simple present bads, present participle badding, simple past and past participle badded)
- (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.’
- 1876, The Gloucester Journal, Oct. 7, 1876, reported in A. Gregory, “Gloucestershire Dialect,” Notes and Queries, 5th ser., 6, 148 (1876‑10‑28): 346
AnagramsEdit
AfrikaansEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
bad (plural [please provide])
ReferencesEdit
- 2007. The UCLA Phonetics Lab Archive. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Department of Linguistics.
DanishEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Old Norse bað, Proto-Germanic *baþą (“bath”), cognate with English bath and English Bad.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
bad n (singular definite badet, plural indefinite bade)
InflectionEdit
Etymology 2Edit
See the etymology of the main entry.
PronunciationEdit
VerbEdit
bad
Etymology 3Edit
See the etymology of the main entry.
PronunciationEdit
VerbEdit
bad
- 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)
Derived termsEdit
- babybad
- badderen
- badeend
- badgast
- badgoed
- badhanddoek
- badhokje
- badhuis
- badinrichting
- badjas
- badjuf
- badjuffrouw
- badkamer
- badkleding
- badkuip
- badlaken
- badlokaal
- badman
- badmantel
- badmat
- badmeester
- badmuts
- badpak
- badparel
- badplaats
- badruimte
- badschuim
- badscène
- badstof
- badwater
- badzout
- bierbad
- bloedbad
- bubbelbad
- buitenbad
- dampbad
- doelgroepenbad
- golfslagbad
- instructiebad
- kinderbad
- kleuterbad
- melkbad
- modderbad
- openluchtbad
- peuterbad
- poedelbad
- recreatiebad
- slakkenbad
- stoombad
- stortbad
- taalbad
- voetbad
- warm bad
- wedstrijdbad
- wisselbad
- zandbad
- zaterdagavondbad
- zoutbad
- zoutwaterbad
- zwembad
Related termsEdit
DescendantsEdit
- Afrikaans: bad
Etymology 2Edit
See the etymology of the main entry.
VerbEdit
bad
GothicEdit
RomanizationEdit
bad
- Romanization of 𐌱𐌰𐌳
IndonesianEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Persian باد (bâd, “wind”).
NounEdit
bad (plural, first-person possessive badku, second-person possessive badmu, third-person possessive badnya)
LushootseedEdit
NounEdit
bad
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)
Derived termsEdit
Related termsEdit
Etymology 2Edit
Alternative formsEdit
- (of be) ba
VerbEdit
bad
ReferencesEdit
- “bad” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian NynorskEdit
Etymology 1Edit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
bad n (definite singular badet, indefinite plural bad, definite plural bada)
SynonymsEdit
- (bathroom): baderom
Derived termsEdit
Etymology 2Edit
PronunciationEdit
VerbEdit
bad
ReferencesEdit
- “bad” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old EnglishEdit
PronunciationEdit
VerbEdit
bād
Old IrishEdit
Alternative formsEdit
PronunciationEdit
VerbEdit
bad
- inflection of is:
MutationEdit
Old Irish mutation | ||
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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
PolishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From German Bad, from Middle High German, from Old High German bad, from Proto-West Germanic *baþ, from Proto-Germanic *baþą.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
bad m inan
DeclensionEdit
SynonymsEdit
Further readingEdit
- bad in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Scottish GaelicEdit
NounEdit
bad m (genitive singular baid, plural badan)
SynonymsEdit
- (place): spot
Derived termsEdit
SomaliEdit
NounEdit
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
DeclensionEdit
Declension of bad | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | bad | badet | bad | baden |
Genitive | bads | badets | bads | badens |
Related termsEdit
VerbEdit
bad
ReferencesEdit
VolapükEdit
NounEdit
bad (nominative plural bads)
DeclensionEdit
See alsoEdit
WelshEdit
PronunciationEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Old English bāt.
NounEdit
bad m (plural badau)
Derived termsEdit
- bad achub (“lifeboat”)
Etymology 2Edit
NounEdit
bad f (uncountable)
Derived termsEdit
- y fad fawr (“the Great Plague”)
MutationEdit
Welsh mutation | |||
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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. |