[bad] 
adjective, worse, worst; (Slang
) bad⋅der, bad⋅dest for 36; noun; adverb | 1. | not good in any manner or degree. |
| 2. | having a wicked or evil character; morally reprehensible: There is no such thing as a bad boy. |
| 3. | of poor or inferior quality; defective; deficient: a bad diamond; a bad spark plug. |
| 4. | inadequate or below standard; not satisfactory for use: bad heating; Living conditions in some areas are very bad. |
| 5. | inaccurate, incorrect, or faulty: a bad guess. |
| 6. | invalid, unsound, or false: a bad insurance claim; bad judgment. |
| 7. | causing or liable to cause sickness or ill health; injurious or harmful: Too much sugar is bad for your teeth. |
| 8. | suffering from sickness, ill health, pain, or injury; sick; ill: He felt bad from eating the green apples. |
| 9. | not healthy or in good physical condition; diseased, decayed, or physically weakened: A bad heart kept him out of the army. |
| 10. | tainted, spoiled, or rotten, esp. to the point of being inedible: The meat is bad because you left it out of the refrigerator too long. |
| 11. | having a disastrous or detrimental effect, result, or tendency; unfavorable: The drought is bad for the farmers. His sloppy appearance made a bad impression. |
| 12. | causing or characterized by discomfort, inconvenience, uneasiness, or annoyance; disagreeable; unpleasant: I had a bad flight to Chicago. |
| 13. | easily provoked to anger; irascible: a bad temper. |
| 14. | cross, irritable, or surly: If I don't have my morning coffee, I'm in a bad mood all day. |
| 15. | more uncomfortable, persistent, painful, or dangerous than usual; severe: a bad attack of asthma. |
| 16. | causing or resulting in disaster or severe damage or destruction: a bad flood. |
| 17. | regretful, contrite, dejected, or upset: He felt bad about having to leave the children all alone. |
| 18. | disobedient, naughty, or misbehaving: If you're bad at school, you'll go to bed without supper. |
| 19. | disreputable or dishonorable: He's getting a bad name from changing jobs so often. |
| 20. | displaying a lack of skill, talent, proficiency, or judgment: a bad painting; Bad drivers cause most of the accidents. |
| 21. | causing distress; unfortunate or unfavorable: I'm afraid I have bad news for you. |
| 22. | not suitable or appropriate; disadvantageous or dangerous: It was a bad day for fishing. |
| 23. | inclement; considered too stormy, hot, cold, etc.: We had a bad winter with a lot of snow. |
| 24. | disagreeable or offensive to the senses: a bad odor. |
| 25. | exhibiting a lack of artistic sensitivity: The room was decorated in bad taste. |
| 26. | not in keeping with a standard of behavior or conduct; coarse: bad manners. |
| 27. | (of a word, speech, or writing)
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| 28. | unattractive, esp. because of a lack of pleasing proportions: She has a bad figure. |
| 29. | (of the complexion) marred by defects; pockmarked or pimply; blemished: bad skin. |
| 30. | not profitable or worth the price paid: The land was a bad buy. |
| 31. | Commerce. deemed uncollectible or irrecoverable and treated as a loss: a bad debt. |
| 32. | ill-spent; wasted: Don't throw good money after bad money. |
| 33. | counterfeit; not genuine: There was a bad ten-dollar bill in with the change. |
| 34. | having the character of a villain; villainous: In the movies the good guys always beat the bad guys. |
| 35. | Sports. failing to land within the in-bounds limits of a court or section of a court; missing the mark; not well aimed. |
| 36. | Slang. outstandingly excellent; first-rate: He's a bad man on drums, and the fans love him. |
| 37. | that which is bad: You have to take the bad with the good. |
| 38. | a bad condition, character, or quality: His health seemed to go from bad to worse. |
| 39. | (used with a plural verb) evil persons collectively (usually prec. by the): The bad are always stirring up trouble. |
| 40. | badly: He wanted it bad enough to steal it. |
| 41. | bad off, in poor or distressed condition or circumstances; destitute: His family has been pretty bad off since he lost his job. Also, badly off. Compare well-off. |
| 42. | go to the bad, to deteriorate physically or morally; go to ruin: She wept at seeing her son go to the bad. |
| 43. | in a bad way, in severe trouble or distress. |
| 44. | in bad, Informal.
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| 45. | my bad, Slang. my fault! my mistake! |
| 46. | not bad,
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| 47. | too bad, unfortunate or disappointing: It's too bad that he didn't go to college. |
| 48. | to the bad, in arrears: He's $100 to the bad on his debt. |