bad
/bæd/
#302 of 5,000 Core 1000
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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