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bad
( international standards ) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-5 language code for Banda languages .
English
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
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 *badōną ( “ to frighten ” ) , Old Saxon undarbadōn ( “ to frighten ” ) , Norwegian Nynorsk bada ( “ to weigh down, press ” ) .
Adjective
bad (comparative worse or ( nonstandard ) badder or ( nonstandard ) more bad , superlative worst or ( nonstandard ) baddest or ( nonstandard ) most bad )
Unfavorable ; negative ; not good .
Synonyms: unfavorable , negative ; see also Thesaurus:bad
Hiring practice is very bad in this company.
The weather looks pretty bad right now.
He is in a bad mood.
You have very bad grades.
1918 , W[illiam] B[abington] Maxwell , chapter X, in The Mirror and the Lamp , Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company , →OCLC :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.
Not suitable or fitting .
Synonyms: inappropriate , unfit ; see also Thesaurus:unsuitable
Do you think it is a bad idea to confront him directly?
Not appropriate , of manners etc.
It is bad manners to talk with your mouth full.
1913 , Joseph C[rosby] Lincoln , chapter VII, in Mr. Pratt’s Patients , New York, N.Y., London: D[aniel] Appleton and Company , →OCLC :“ [ …] 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. [ …] ”
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.
( 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.
( often childish ) Not behaving; behaving badly; misbehaving ; mischievous or disobedient .
Stop being bad , or you will get a spanking!
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 .
Tricky ; stressful ; unpleasant .
Synonyms: foul , loathsome ; see also Thesaurus:unpleasant
Divorce is usually a bad experience for everybody involved.
( sometimes childish ) Evil ; wicked .
Synonyms: vile , vicious ; see also Thesaurus:evil
Be careful. There are bad people in the world.
Faulty ; not functional .
Synonyms: inoperative ; see also Thesaurus:out of order
I had a bad headlight.
( of food ) Spoiled , rotten , overripe .
Synonyms: rotten ; see also Thesaurus:rotten
These apples have gone bad .
( of breath ) Malodorous ; foul .
Synonyms: see Thesaurus:malodorous
False ; counterfeit ; illegitimate .
Synonyms: fake , spurious ; see also Thesaurus:fake
They were caught trying to pass bad coinage.
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.
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?
( informal ) Bold and daring .
Synonyms: ( slang ) badass ; see also Thesaurus:brave
( slang ) Good , superlative , excellent , cool .
Synonyms: see Thesaurus:good
Man, that new car you bought is bad !
You is bad , man!
1986 , Darryl McDaniels , 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 , “Best Ever” (track 7), in N2Deep (lyrics), 24-7-365 :Man, that bitch was bad —it was the best piece of pussy that I ever had.
( of a need, want, or pain ) Severe , urgent .
Synonyms: dire ; see also Thesaurus:urgent
He is in bad need of a haircut.
( US , slang ) Overly promiscuous , licentious .
Synonyms: see Thesaurus:promiscuous
2005 , “Stay Fly”, in Jordan Houston, Darnell Carlton, Paul Beauregard, Premro Smith, Marlon Goodwin, David Brown, Willie Hutchinson (lyrics), Most Known Unknown , performed by Three 6 Mafia (featuring Young Buck, 8 Ball, and MJG), Sony BMG:You leave your girl around me; if she's bad she's gonna get stuck.
( originally African-American Vernacular , slang , of a woman ) Very attractive ; hot , sexy .
Hopefully I can pull some bad bitches tonight.
( slang , of a draft /check ) Not covered by funds on account .
Synonyms: rubber , hot
( Internet slang , sarcastic ) Used without a copula to mock people who oppose something without having any real understanding of it.
2020 October 7, @morkitten, Twitter , archived from the original on 3 April 2024 :"don't buy chinese games because china bad !!" folks I have good news about a little country called the United States of America
2020 October 11, u/EarthToAccess, “Sad moment right here”, in Reddit , r/redditmoment, archived from the original on 3 April 2024 :fake reddit moment, he's on tiktok and we all know tiktok bad 😤😤😤
2023 January 24, u/ThunderEagle222, “"NATO doesn't win because it has better technology! They only win because their technology is better!"”, in Reddit , r/NonCredibleDefense, archived from the original on 3 April 2024 :These kind of people only hate the Iraq invasion cuz "USA bad ". Not because they truly care about Iraqi's.
2023 March 21, @SpectrVolcarona, Twitter , archived from the original on 3 April 2024 :-now everyone says it was "never good" because "popular thing bad " and now you're not allowed to like it anymore because it is now against the unspoken social rules thats fucking so great I hate that this happens to everything I like
2023 November 28, u/zeptillian, “This super popular disposable vape device is basically just a tampon soaked in nicotine juice that gets zapped by a small battery to produce vapor.”, in Reddit , r/mildlyinteresting, archived from the original on 3 April 2024 :Ok well since it's been a thing for like 1.5 decades now, do you think you could give us a clue? ¶ FDA. Nope. Vape bad . You figure it out yourself.
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Translations
unfavorable; negative
Afrikaans: sleg (af)
Albanian: i keq (sq)
American Sign Language: OpenB@Chin-PalmBack OpenB@FromChin-PalmDown
Amharic: ጥፉ ( ṭəfu ) , መጥፎ ( mäṭfo )
Apache:
Western Apache: dénchǫʼé
Arabic: سَيِّئ ( sayyiʔ )
Egyptian Arabic: وحش ( weḥeš )
Moroccan Arabic: خايب m ( ḵāyib )
North Levantine Arabic: عاطل m ( ʕāṭil )
South Levantine Arabic: سَيِّئ m ( sáyyiʔ ) , عاطل m ( ʕāṭil )
Armenian: վատ (hy) ( vat )
Aromanian: arãu (roa-rup)
Assamese: বেয়া ( bea )
Asturian: malu (ast)
Azerbaijani: pis (az) , xarab , bəd , bərbad , yaman (az)
Bashkir: насар ( nasar ) , яман ( yaman )
Basque: gaizki
Belarusian: дрэ́нны (be) ( drénny ) , ке́пскі ( kjépski )
Bengali: খারাপ (bn) ( kharap )
Bikol Central: maraot (bcl)
Breton: fall (br)
Bulgarian: лош (bg) ( loš )
Burmese: ဆိုး (my) ( hcui: )
Catalan: dolent (ca)
Chamicuro: machewa
Chechen: во ( vo )
Chinese:
Cantonese: 壞 / 坏 ( waai6 )
Mandarin: 壞 / 坏 (zh) ( huài ) , 不好 (zh) ( bùhǎo )
Cornish: drog
Crimean Tatar: osal , yaramay
Czech: špatný (cs)
Dalmatian: mul
Danish: dårlig , skod
Dutch: slecht (nl)
Elfdalian: klien , dålin
Erzya: берянь ( beŕań )
Esperanto: malbona (eo)
Estonian: halb (et)
Faroese: illur (fo)
Finnish: huono (fi) , paha (fi) , kelvoton (fi) , kielteinen (fi)
French: mauvais (fr)
Friulian: mâl
Galician: malo , mao (gl)
Georgian: ცუდი (ka) ( cudi )
German: schlecht (de) , schlimm (de) , übel (de)
Gothic: 𐌿𐌱𐌹𐌻𐍃 ( ubils )
Greek: κακός (el) ( kakós ) , άσχημος (el) ( áschimos )
Ancient: κακός ( kakós )
Greenlandic: ajorpoq
Guaraní: vai (gn)
Hawaiian: ʻino
Hebrew: רַע (he) ( rāʿ )
Hindi: बुरा (hi) ( burā ) , ख़राब (hi) ( xarāb )
Hungarian: rossz (hu)
Icelandic: vondur (is) , slæmur (is) , illur (is)
Ido: mala (io)
Indonesian: buruk (id) , jelek (id)
Ingrian: paha , kurja , kehno
Ingush: во ( vo )
Interlingua: mal
Irish: dona (ga) , droch- , olc
Italian: cattivo (it)
Japanese: 悪い (ja) ( わるい, warui )
Javanese: ala
Kamta: বেয়া ( bea )
Kashubian: złi
Kazakh: жаман (kk) ( jaman )
Khmer: អាក្រក់ (km) ( ʼaakrɑk )
Korean: 나쁘다 (ko) ( nappeuda ) , 나쁜 (ko) ( nappeun ) ( determiner )
Kurdish:
Central Kurdish: خەراپ ( xerap ) , بەد ( bed )
Northern Kurdish: bed (ku) , xirab (ku) , nebaş (ku)
Kyrgyz: жаман (ky) ( jaman ) , начар (ky) ( nacar )
Ladin: stlet
Lao: ບໍ່ດີ (lo) ( bǭ dī )
Latin: malus (la)
Latvian: slikts (lv) , nelabs
Lenakel: tat
Lithuanian: blogas (lt)
Lombard: mal (lmo)
Macedonian: лош ( loš ) , зол ( zol )
Malay: buruk (ms)
Maltese: ħażin
Mansaka: maat
Maore Comorian: -ovu
Maori: kino (mi)
Marathi: वाईट ( vāīṭ )
Mazanderani: بد ( bad )
Moksha: кальдяв ( kaľďav )
Mongolian: муу (mn) ( muu )
Navajo: doo yáʼátʼéeh da
Norman: mauvais
Norwegian: dårlig (no)
Occitan: mal (oc)
Ojibwe: maazhi- , maji-
Old Church Slavonic: зълъ ( zŭlŭ )
Old English: yfel (ang)
Old Javanese: hala
Old Turkic: 𐰪𐰃𐰍 ( ńiǧ /ańïɣ/ ) , 𐰖𐰉𐰕 ( y¹b¹z /yabïz/ ) , 𐰖𐰉𐰞𐰴 ( y¹b¹l¹q /yablaq/ )
Ossetian: ӕвзӕр ( ævzær )
Papiamentu: malu
Pashto: بد (ps) ( bad )
Persian: بد (fa) ( bad )
Plautdietsch: schlajcht
Polish: zły (pl) , kiepski (pl)
Portuguese: ruim (pt) , mau (pt)
Punjabi: ਭੈੜਾ ( bhaiṛā )
Quechua: mana allin
Rapa Nui: kino , rake rake
Romagnol: mêl , cativ
Romanian: rău (ro)
Romansch: nausch
Russian: плохо́й (ru) ( ploxój ) , скве́рный (ru) ( skvérnyj ) , ( colloquial ) пога́ный (ru) ( pogányj ) , нехоро́ший (ru) ( nexoróšij )
Sanskrit: अघ (sa) ( agha )
Sardinian: malu
Saterland Frisian: kwood
Scots: bowkin
Scottish Gaelic: dona , droch (gd) , olc
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: лош , cлaб
Roman: loš (sh) , slab (sh)
Sinhalese: නරක ( naraka )
Slovak: zlý (sk)
Slovene: slàb (sl)
Somali: xun (so)
Spanish: malo (es)
Sundanese: awon (su) , goréng (su)
Swedish: dålig (sv) , illa (sv)
Sylheti: ꠛꠣꠖ ( bad ) , ꠈꠣꠞꠣꠙ ( xáraf )
Tagalog: mali , masama
Tajik: бад (tg) ( bad )
Tashelhit: ⵉⵅⵛⵏ m ( ixcn )
Tatar: яман ( yaman )
Telugu: చెడ్డ (te) ( ceḍḍa )
Tetum: aat
Thai: แย่ (th) ( yɛ̂ɛ ) , เลว (th) ( leeo )
Tibetan: སྡུག་ཆགས ( sdug chags ) , ངན་པ ( ngan pa )
Tok Pisin: nogut
Tupinambá: aíb
Turkish: kötü (tr) , yaman (tr) , fena (tr)
Turkmen: şum , bet (tk) , erbet , pis , ýaman
Tzotzil: chopol
Ukrainian: пога́ний (uk) ( pohányj ) , ке́пський ( képsʹkyj ) , злий (uk) ( zlyj )
Urdu: برا ( burā )
Uyghur: يامان ( yaman )
Uzbek: yomon (uz)
Vietnamese: xấu (vi) (醜 (vi) ), dở (vi)
Volapük: badik (vo)
Waigali: ëpëlë
Walloon: mwais (wa) m , måva (wa) m , mwaijhe (wa) f , måle (wa) f
Welsh: drwg (cy)
Western Bukidnon Manobo: maza'at
White Hmong: tsis zoo
Yiddish: שלעכט ( shlekht )
Zazaki: ved
Zealandic: slecht , min
Zhuang: yaez
not suitable or fitting
Armenian: վատ (hy) ( vat )
Asturian: malu (ast)
Bulgarian: неподходящ (bg) ( nepodhodjašt )
Catalan: inapropiat , inadequat , dolent (ca)
Chinese:
Mandarin: (please verify ) 不 恰當 / 不 恰当 ( bù qiàdàng ) , (please verify ) 不 合適 / 不 合适 ( bù héshì )
Czech: špatný (cs) , vadný (cs)
Danish: dårlig
Dutch: ongepast (nl)
Esperanto: malbona (eo)
Finnish: huono (fi) , sopimaton (fi)
French: mauvais (fr)
German: schlecht (de)
Greek:
Ancient: φαῦλος ( phaûlos )
Haitian Creole: pa bon
Hebrew: גרוע m ( garúʽa ) , גרועה (he) f ( gruʽá )
Hungarian: rossz (hu)
Italian: sbagliato (it)
Japanese: 悪い (ja) ( わるい , warui)
Latvian: nepiemērots , slikts (lv)
Norwegian: dårlig (no) , gal (no)
Persian: ناجور (fa) ( nâjur ) , ناشایست (fa) ( nâšâyest ) , (please verify ) نادرخور ( nâdarxor )
Polish: zły (pl)
Portuguese: mau (pt) , errado (pt)
Punjabi: ਭੈੜਾ ( bhaiṛā )
Russian: плохо́й (ru) ( ploxój ) , неподходя́щий (ru) ( nepodxodjáščij )
Scottish Gaelic: dona , droch (gd)
Slovak: zlý (sk)
Slovene: slàb (sl)
Spanish: inapropiado (es)
Swedish: opassande (sv)
Tagalog: mali , masama
Telugu: పొసగని ( posagani ) , నచ్చని ( naccani )
Tok Pisin: nogut
Walloon: mwais (wa) , måva (wa)
not appropriate, of manners etc.
Armenian: վատ (hy) ( vat )
Asturian: malu (ast)
Breton: drouk (br)
Catalan: dolent (ca)
Chinese:
Mandarin: (please verify ) 不 恰當 / 不 恰当 ( bù qiàdàng ) , (please verify ) 不 合適 / 不 合适 ( bù héshì )
Czech: zlý (cs) , špatný (cs)
Danish: dårlig
Dutch: ongepast (nl) , ongemanierd (nl) , verkeerd (nl)
Esperanto: malbona (eo)
Finnish: huonotapainen , huono (fi)
French: mauvais (fr)
German: schlecht (de)
Greek: κακός (el) ( kakós )
Indonesian: jahat (id)
Interlingua: mal
Irish: droch-
Japanese: 悪い (ja) ( わるい , warui)
Latvian: slikts (lv)
Norwegian: dårlig (no)
Pashto: بدلاری ( badlâray )
Persian: ناشایست (fa) ( nâšâyest )
Polish: zły (pl)
Portuguese: ruim (pt) , mau (pt) , feio (pt) ( familiar )
Russian: плохо́й (ru) ( ploxój ) , дурно́й (ru) ( durnój )
Scots: ill
Scottish Gaelic: dona , droch (gd) , olc
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: непристојан , ружан
Roman: nepristojan (sh) , ružan (sh)
Slovak: zlý (sk)
Spanish: malo (es)
Swedish: olämplig (sv) , opassande (sv) , ful (sv)
Tagalog: mali , bastos
Telugu: తగని (te) ( tagani )
Tok Pisin: nogut
Tupinambá: poxy
unhealthy; liable to cause health problems
tricky; stressful; unpleasant
Armenian: վատ (hy) ( vat )
Bulgarian: лош (bg) ( loš ) , неприятен (bg) ( neprijaten )
Catalan: desagradable (ca) , dolent (ca)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 困難 / 困难 (zh) ( kùnnan ) , 麻煩 / 麻烦 (zh) ( máfan )
Czech: nepříjemný (cs)
Danish: dårlig , ubehagelig
Dutch: onaangenaam (nl) , naar (nl)
Esperanto: malbona (eo)
Finnish: ikävä (fi) , paha (fi)
French: mauvais (fr)
German: schlecht (de) , unangenehm (de)
Greek: κακός (el) ( kakós )
Hungarian: kellemetlen (hu)
Ingrian: paha
Japanese: 悪い (ja) ( わるい , warui)
Latvian: slikts (lv)
Malay: buruk (ms)
Norwegian: dårlig (no) , ubehagelig (no)
Persian: بد (fa) ( bad )
Polish: zły (pl)
Portuguese: mau (pt) , desagradável (pt)
Russian: плохо́й (ru) ( ploxój ) , неприя́тный (ru) ( neprijátnyj )
Scots: ill
Scottish Gaelic: dona , droch (gd) , olc
Serbo-Croatian: loš (sh) , ružan (sh) , gadan (sh)
Slovak: zlý (sk) , nepríjemný
Slovene: slàb (sl)
Spanish: desagradable (es)
Telugu: ఇష్టములేని ( iṣṭamulēni )
evil, wicked
Arabic: شرير (ar)
Armenian: չար (hy) ( čʿar )
Asturian: malu (ast)
Belarusian: злы ( zly )
Bulgarian: лош (bg) ( loš ) , зъл (bg) ( zǎl )
Catalan: dolent (ca)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 邪惡 / 邪恶 (zh) ( xié'è )
Coptic: ϩⲟⲟⲩ ( hoou )
Czech: zlý (cs) , podlý (cs)
Dalmatian: ri
Danish: ond (da) , slet , slem (da)
Dutch: slecht (nl) , kwaad (nl)
Egyptian: (ḏw )
Esperanto: malbona (eo)
Finnish: paha (fi) , ilkeä (fi)
French: mauvais (fr) , méchant (fr)
Friulian: cjâtif , brut , trist
German: böse (de)
Gothic: 𐌿𐌱𐌹𐌻𐍃 ( ubils )
Greek: κακός (el) ( kakós )
Ancient: πονηρός ( ponērós )
Haitian Creole: move
Hebrew: רשע (he) m ( rashá ) , מרושע m ( merushá ) , מרושעת f ( merusháʽat )
Hungarian: rossz (hu)
Icelandic: vondur (is) m
Ingrian: paha
Irish: droch- , olc
Italian: cattivo (it) , malvagio (it)
Japanese: 悪い (ja) ( わるい, warui )
Kikuyu: -ũru
Kurdish:
Central Kurdish: بەد ( bed )
Latvian: ļauns (lv) , slikts (lv)
Malay: jahat (ms)
Marathi: वाईट ( vāīṭ )
Norman: mauvais
Norwegian: dårlig (no) , ond (no)
Old Church Slavonic: зълъ ( zŭlŭ )
Old Turkic: 𐰪𐰃𐰍 ( ńiǧ /añïɣ/ )
Pashto: بد (ps) ( bad )
Persian: بد (fa) ( bad )
Polish: zły (pl)
Portuguese: mau (pt) , malvado (pt) , ruim (pt)
Punjabi: ਭੈੜਾ ( bhaiṛā )
Quechua: millay
Romanian: rău (ro)
Russian: плохо́й (ru) ( ploxój ) , злой (ru) ( zloj ) , по́длый (ru) ( pódlyj )
Scots: ill
Scottish Gaelic: dona , droch (gd) , olc
Serbo-Croatian: zao (sh) , zločest (sh)
Slovak: zlý (sk)
Slovene: slàb (sl) , zèl (sl) , zli , zloben
Spanish: malo (es)
Swedish: ond (sv)
Tagalog: masama
Telugu: క్రూరమైన (te) ( krūramaina )
Thai: เลว (th) ( leeo ) , ชั่ว (th) ( chûua ) , ร้าย (th) ( ráai )
Tocharian B: yolo
Tok Pisin: nogut
Turkish: kötü (tr)
Ukrainian: злий (uk) ( zlyj )
Venetian: cativo (vec) , cilacio , ruo , trist
Volapük: badik (vo)
Welsh: drwg (cy)
faulty; not functional
Armenian: վատ (hy) ( vat )
Bulgarian: лош (bg) ( loš )
Catalan: dolent (ca) , defectuós (ca)
Chinese:
Mandarin: (please verify ) 有 毛病 的 ( yǒu máobìng de ) , (please verify ) 壞 / 坏 (zh) ( huài ) , (please verify ) 故障 (zh) ( gùzhàng )
Czech: vadný (cs)
Danish: dårlig
Esperanto: nefunkcia
Finnish: viallinen (fi) , rikkinäinen (fi)
French: défectueux (fr)
German: schlecht (de)
Greek: κακός (el) ( kakós )
Irish: droch-
Italian: difettoso (it)
Japanese: 悪い (ja) ( わるい , warui)
Latvian: slikts (lv)
Malay: rosak (ms)
Marathi: खराब ( kharāb )
Norwegian: dårlig (no) , i stykker
Persian: ناکارامد ( nâkârâmad )
Polish: uszkodzony (pl) , wadliwy (pl)
Portuguese: quebrado (pt) , enguiçado (pt) , estragado (pt)
Russian: плохо́й (ru) ( ploxój )
Scottish Gaelic: dona , droch (gd)
Slovak: vadný (sk) , zlý (sk)
Spanish: defectuoso (es)
Swedish: trasig (sv) , sönder (sv)
Tagalog: sira (tl)
Telugu: చెడి పోయిన ( ceḍi pōyina )
Tok Pisin: nogut
spoilt, rotten, overripe
— see spoilt
of poor physical appearance
Translations to be checked
See also
Adverb
bad (comparative worse , superlative worst )
( now colloquial ) Badly ; poorly .
I didn't do too bad in the last exam.
He is quite bad off now that both his parents lost their jobs.
( intensifier ) Badly ; severely, extremely, passionately, eagerly.
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
Usage notes
When placed after the main verb, use of bad as an intensifier is often more accepted than badly . Compare:
I bad need to eat. I badly need to eat.
I need bad to eat. I need badly to eat.
I need to eat bad . I need to eat badly .
It is also common in certain set expressions, such as bad off , which may be perceived as an extended form of the adjective bad rather than the adverb bad ~ badly modifying the adjective off .
Translations
Noun
bad (plural bads )
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.
( slang , with possessive determiner) Error ; mistake .
1993 , Mitch Albom, Fab five: basketball, trash talk, the American dream :"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 , Henry Thompson, 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.
Translations
Interjection
bad
Used to scold a misbehaving child or pet .
Bad! You know you're not allowed in the kitchen after dinner.
Translations
to misbehaving child or pet
References
^ Kroonen, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic , s.v. *badōjan-
Etymology 2
From Middle English bad , from Old English bæd , first and third-person singular indicative past tense of biddan ( “ to ask ” ) .
Verb
bad
( archaic ) alternative past of bid . See bade .
Etymology 3
Unknown
Verb
bad (third-person singular simple present bads , present participle badding , simple past and past participle badded )
( British , 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.’
Anagrams
ABD , ADB , Abd. , BDA , D.B.A. , DAB , DBA , abd. , d/b/a , dab , dba
Afar
Bad.
Etymology
From Proto-Cushitic . Cognates include Somali bád and Saho bad .
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /ˈbad/ ,
Hyphenation: bad
Noun
bád m (plural badoodá f )
lake , sea , ocean
Declension
Declension of bád
absolutive
bád
predicative
báda
subjective
bád
genitive
baddí
Derived terms
References
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
Afrikaans
Pronunciation
Noun
bad (plural baddens , diminutive badjie )
bath
Related terms
References
Danish
Etymology 1
From Old Norse bað , Proto-Germanic *baþą ( “ bath ” ) , cognate with English bath and German Bad .
Pronunciation
Noun
bad n (singular definite badet , plural indefinite bade )
bath , shower , swim
bathroom
Inflection
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
Verb
bad
past of bede
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
Verb
bad
imperative of bade
Dutch
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch bat , from Old Dutch *bath , from Proto-Germanic *baþą .
Noun
bad n (plural baden , diminutive badje n )
bath (object)
the act or process of bathing
immersion
Derived terms
Related terms
Descendants
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
bad
singular past indicative of bidden
Gothic
Romanization
bad
Romanization of 𐌱𐌰𐌳
Indonesian
Etymology
From Classical Persian باد ( bād , “ wind ” ) .
Pronunciation
Noun
bad (first-person possessive badku , second-person possessive badmu , third-person possessive badnya )
( archaic ) wind
Synonym: angin
Related terms
Further reading
Khasi
Pronunciation
Conjunction
bad
and , with
1891 , “Nongbishar 2:3”, in Ka Baibl (Khasi Bible) :Bad ki blei jong ki kin long jingriam ïa phi.And their gods shall be a snare unto you.
Lushootseed
Noun
bad
father
Maltese
Pronunciation
Verb
bad (imperfect jbid , past participle mibjud , verbal noun bidien )
Alternative form of bied
Conjugation
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology 1
From Old Norse bað , from Proto-Germanic *baþą ( “ bath ” ) .
Noun
bad n (definite singular badet , indefinite plural bad , definite plural bada or badene )
a bath
et varmt bad - a hot bath
a bathroom (see also baderom )
Derived terms
Related terms
Etymology 2
Alternative forms
Verb
bad
imperative of bade
simple past of be
simple past of bede
References
“bad” in The Bokmål Dictionary .
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology 1
From Old Norse bað .
Pronunciation
Noun
bad n (definite singular badet , indefinite plural bad , definite plural bada )
a bath
eit varmt bad - a hot bath
a bathroom
Synonyms
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Verb
bad
past of be
References
“bad” in The Nynorsk Dictionary .
Old English
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Proto-West Germanic *baidu , from Proto-Germanic *baidō .
Noun
bād f
waiting ; expectation
something distrained ; pledge , stake
Declension
Declension of bad (strong ō-stem)
Derived terms
Related terms
Descendants
Etymology 2
Verb
bād
first / third-person singular preterite of bīdan
Old Irish
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Verb
bad
inflection of is :
third-person singular past subjunctive
third-person singular / second-person plural imperative
Mutation
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.
Palauan
Etymology
From Pre-Palauan *baðu , from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *batu , from Proto-Austronesian *batu . Cognate with Kavalan btu ,Tagalog bato , Malay batu , Maori whatu .
Pronunciation
Noun
bad
stone ; rock
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from German Bad .
Pronunciation
Noun
bad m inan
( dated ) health resort ( resort, such as a spa, providing services designed to improve people's health )
Synonyms: kurort , uzdrowisko , zdrojowisko
Hyponym: spa
Declension
Further reading
bad in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
Probably borrowed from Pictish . Compare Breton bod ( “ cluster, bunch of grapes, thicket ” ) .
Noun
bad m (genitive singular baid , plural badan )
place , spot
tuft , bunch
flock , group
thicket , clump ( of trees )
Synonyms
Derived terms
Somali
Noun
bad ?
sea
Sumerian
Romanization
bad
Romanization of 𒁁 ( bad )
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish badh , from Old Norse bað , from Proto-Germanic *baþą , from the zero-grade of Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₁- .
Pronunciation
Noun
bad n
a bath , the act of bathing
a bath, a place for bathing (badplats , badhus )
Declension
Related terms
Verb
bad
past indicative of be
past indicative of bedja
References
Volapük
Noun
bad (nominative plural bads )
evil , badness
Declension
declension of bad
1 status as a case is disputed
2 in later, non-classical Volapük only
See also
Welsh
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old English bāt .
Noun
bad m (plural badau )
boat
Synonyms: cwch , llong
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Noun
bad f (uncountable )
plague , pestilence
Synonyms: pla , haint
Derived terms
Mutation