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Definitions for Bad

[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, especially 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) vulgar, obscene, or blasphemous: bad language. not properly observing rules or customs of grammar, usage, spelling, etc.; incorrect: He speaks bad English.
[28] unattractive, especially 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 preceded 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 . in trouble or distress. in disfavor: He's in bad with his father-in-law.
[45] my bad , Slang . my fault! my mistake!
[46] not bad , tolerably good; not without merit: The dinner wasn't bad, but I've had better. not difficult: Once you know geometry, trigonometry isn't bad. Also not so bad, not too bad.
[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.
[49] a simple past tense of bid1.
[50] to command; order; direct: to bid them depart.
[51] to express (a greeting, farewell, benediction, or wish): to bid good night.
[52] Commerce . to offer (a certain sum) as the price one will pay or charge: They bid $25,000 and got the contract.
[53] Cards . to enter a bid of (a given quantity or suit): to bid two no-trump.
[54] to summon by invitation; invite.
[55] to command; order; direct: I will do as you bid.
[56] to make a bid: She bid at the auction for the old chair.
[57] an act or instance of bidding.
[58] Cards . an offer to make a specified number of points or to take a specified number of tricks. the amount of such an offer. the turn of a person to bid.
[59] an invitation: a bid to join the club.
[60] an attempt to attain some goal or purpose: a bid for election.
[61] Also called bid price. Stock Exchange . the highest price a prospective buyer is willing to pay for a security at a given moment.
[62] bid in , Commerce . to overbid all offers for (property) at an auction in order to retain ownership.
[63] bid up , Commerce . to increase the market price of by increasing bids.
[64] past participle of bide.
[65] not good; of poor quality; inadequate; inferior bad workmanship ; bad soil ; bad light for reading
[66] (often foll by at) lacking skill or talent; incompetent a bad painter ; bad at sports
[67] (often foll by for) harmful bad air ; smoking is bad for you
[68] immoral; evil a bad life
[69] naughty; mischievous; disobedient a bad child
[70] rotten; decayed; spoiled a bad egg
[71] severe; intense a bad headache
[72] incorrect; wrong; faulty bad pronunciation
[73] ill or in pain (esp in the phrase feel bad )
[74] regretful, sorry, or upset (esp in the phrase feel bad about )
[75] unfavourable; distressing bad news ; a bad business
[76] offensive; unpleasant; disagreeable bad language ; bad temper
[77] not valid or sound; void a bad cheque
[78] not recoverable a bad debt
[79] badder or baddest slang good; excellent
[80] go from bad to worse to deteriorate even more
[81] go bad to putrefy; spoil
[82] in a bad way informal seriously ill, through sickness or injury in trouble of any kind
[83] in someone's bad books See book (def. 21)
[84] make the best of a bad job to manage as well as possible in unfavourable circumstances
[85] not bad or not so bad informal passable; fair; fairly good
[86] not half bad informal very good
[87] too bad informal (often used dismissively) regrettable
[88] unfortunate or unpleasant events collectively (often in the phrase take the bad with the good )
[89] an immoral or degenerate state (often in the phrase go to the bad )
[90] the debit side of an account £200 to the bad
[91] my bad US and Canadian informal my fault or mistake
[92] not standard badly to want something bad
[93] a variant of bade
[94] (often foll by for or against ) to offer (an amount) in attempting to buy something, esp in competition with others as at an auction
[95] commerce to respond to an offer by a seller by stating (the more favourable terms) on which one is willing to make a purchase
[96] (tr) to say (a greeting, blessing, etc) to bid farewell
[97] to order; command do as you are bid!
[98] (intr usually foll by for ) to attempt to attain power, etc
[99] (tr) to invite; ask kindly she bade him sit down
[100] bridge to declare in the auction before play how many tricks one expects to make
[101] bid defiance to resist boldly
[102] bid fair to seem probable
[103] an offer of a specified amount, as at an auction the price offered
[104] commerce a statement by a buyer, in response to an offer by a seller, of the more favourable terms that would be acceptable the price or other terms so stated
[105] an attempt, esp an attempt to attain power
[106] bridge the number of tricks a player undertakes to make a player's turn to make a bid
[107] short for bid price

Words related to Bad

poor, dreadful, atrocious, cheap, unacceptable, sad, lousy, crummy, awful, rough, dangerous, unhealthy, wrong, evil, rotten, sour, distressing, harsh, terrible, disastrous

Words nearby Bad

baculiform, baculine, baculite, baculum, bacău, bad, bad actor, bad apple, bad bank, bad blood, bad breath

Origin of Bad

id1before 900; Middle English bidden, Old English biddan to beg, ask; cognate with Old Frisian bidda, Old Saxon biddian, Old High German bittan (German bitten ), Old Norse bithja, Gothic bidjan; all < Germanic *bid-ja- (< Indo-European *bhidh- ) command, akin to Greek peíthein to persuade, inspire with trust, English bide

Words that may be confused with Bad

WORDS, THAT, MAY, BE, CONFUSED, WITH, bidbidder, bitter

Other words from Bad

bad·ness , noun
bid·der , noun

Word origin for Bad

idOld English biddan ; related to German bitten

Synonyms for Bad

atrocious, awful, cheap, crummy, dreadful, lousy, poor, rough, sad, unacceptable, blah, bummer, diddly, downer, garbage, gross, imperfect, inferior, junky, synthetic, abominable, amiss, bad news, beastly, bottom out, careless, cheesy, crappy, cruddy, defective, deficient, dissatisfactory, erroneous, fallacious, faulty, godawful, grody, grungy, icky, inadequate, incorrect, not good, off, raunchy, slipshod, stinking, substandard, the pits, unsatisfactory