Kilo Lingo

bad

/bæd/

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Translation

Not good; of low quality, or causing harm or trouble.

Word origin

Comes from an Old English word whose first meaning is not fully known.

Origin
Old English
Root
baeddel

Examples

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"Bad" shows the food was not good to eat.

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Here "bad" means the day was not happy or easy.

Smoking health.

"Bad for" means it can hurt or harm your health.

Bad is the opposite of good. A bad thing is poor in quality, or it can cause harm or trouble. The form worse means more bad, and worst means the most bad of all.

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This word is part of lesson 7.