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Pronounce Bad as B AH D.

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    • Traditional IPA representation of bad: /bæd/
    • Modern IPA representation of bad: /bæd/

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    List of meaning for bad

    of poor quality or standard

    bad, badness(adj)

    that which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency

    "take the bad with the good"

    bad(adj)

    having undesirable or negative qualities

    "a bad report card"; "his sloppy appearance made a bad impression"; "a bad little boy"; "clothes in bad shape"; "a bad cut"; "bad luck"; "the news was very bad"; "the reviews were bad"; "the pay is bad"; "it was a bad light for reading"; "the movie was a bad choice"

    bad, big(adj)

    very intense

    "a bad headache"; "in a big rage"; "had a big (or bad) shock"; "a bad earthquake"; "a bad storm"

    bad, tough(adj)

    feeling physical discomfort or pain (`tough' is occasionally used colloquially for `bad')

    "my throat feels bad"; "she felt bad all over"; "he was feeling tough after a restless night"

    bad, spoiled, spoilt(adj)

    (of foodstuffs) not in an edible or usable condition

    "bad meat"; "a refrigerator full of spoilt food"

    regretful, sorry, bad(adj)

    feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone

    "felt regretful over his vanished youth"; "regretful over mistakes she had made"; "he felt bad about breaking the vase"

    bad, uncollectible(adj)

    not capable of being collected

    "a bad (or uncollectible) debt"

    bad(adj)

    below average in quality or performance

    "a bad chess player"; "a bad recital"

    bad(adj)

    nonstandard

    "so-called bad grammar"

    bad, risky, high-risk, speculative(adj)

    not financially safe or secure

    "a bad investment"; "high risk investments"; "anything that promises to pay too much can't help being risky"; "speculative business enterprises"

    bad, unfit, unsound(adj)

    physically unsound or diseased

    "has a bad back"; "a bad heart"; "bad teeth"; "an unsound limb"; "unsound teeth"

    bad(adj)

    capable of harming

    "bad air"; "smoking is bad for you"

    bad(adj)

    characterized by wickedness or immorality

    "led a very bad life"

    bad, forged(adj)

    reproduced fraudulently

    "like a bad penny..."; "a forged twenty dollar bill"

    bad, defective(adverb)

    not working properly

    "a bad telephone connection"; "a defective appliance"

    badly, bad(adverb)

    with great intensity (`bad' is a nonstandard variant for `badly')

    "the injury hurt badly"; "the buildings were badly shaken"; "it hurts bad"; "we need water bad"

    badly, bad(adverb)

    very much; strongly

    "I wanted it badly enough to work hard for it"; "the cables had sagged badly"; "they were badly in need of help"; "he wants a bicycle so bad he can taste it"

    falling short of a standard

    a bad first attempt at making meat loaf resulted in a soggy, inedible mess

    not conforming to a high moral standard; morally unacceptable

    stealing is just plain bad

    causing or capable of causing harm

    sitting too close to the television is said to be bad for the eyes

    engaging in or marked by childish misbehavior

    the children were bad, so they didn't get dessert

    feeling unhappiness

    hearing about the world's miseries always makes him feel bad

    having a fault

    a bad video connection that is causing some picture loss

    having undergone organic breakdown

    I think the milk has turned bad

    not giving pleasure to the mind or senses

    the air in the damp basement had a very bad smell

    of low quality

    bad shoes that fell apart within a week

    temporarily suffering from a disorder of the body

    I've been feeling bad all week with this cold

    having no legal or binding force

    all known claims on the property were dismissed by the court as bad

    having or showing a desire to cause someone pain or suffering for the sheer enjoyment of it

    with all of his tattoos and piercings, that skinhead looks like one really bad dude

    in an unsatisfactory way

    you didn't do too bad on the treadmill test

    that which is morally unacceptable

    there's bad and good in people of every race and nationality

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    bad in sentence

    1. Because my uncle has a splenetic personality, it does not take a great deal to get on his bad side.

    2. Because unrefrigerated mayonnaise goes bad quickly, spoilage of dishes with the ingredient is quite common.

    3. Although this cleansing diet will purge toxins from my system temporarily, my nutritionist warned me that they’ll come right back if I return to my former bad eating habits.

    4. Right away, the bad weather and missed flight made the couple’s vacation seem ill-fated.

    5. After being cursed by a local witch, the villager was convinced that her bad luck was the cause of every unfortunate thing that happened in the town.

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    Quotes and sayings containing the term bad

    The truth of the matter is the mayor knows there is bad blood between the rank and file, and the mayor wants to pretend like he didn't create it, but he did.

    Edward Mullins

    We were thrilled, it had been a really bad season for us because of wind and waves and then long hours on the lake and finding nothing.

    Jim Kennard

    History is written by the winners. The books say the Indians were bad guys and the whites just needed a little land. It's like, Excuse me, let me take your car. I'm discovering it. I'm putting my flag on your windshield.

    Mario Van Peebles

    Be as soft as possible, if something good and wise wants to shape you; be as hard as possible, if something bad and foolish wants to shape you!

    Mehmet Murat ildan

    But thank God, the damage that was done wasn't as bad as we thought it could be.

    Pastor Mannix Kinsey

    A bad beginning does not keep you from a good ending.

    Matshona Dhliwayo

    We want to make sure that our registrants are protected and respected as well as making sure there are not bad actors on our system, and that requires striking a balance on a daily basis.

    Graeme Bunton

    When I filed my report, I apologized. I didn’t mean to paint the police in a bad light. It was not about that. I wanted to make the community safe.

    Sam Saia

    The BLM wants that land bad and they'll probably end up getting it.

    Tim Slate

    When the sun sets, life gets darker in the country; when a bad leader sinks, life gets brighter in the country!

    Mehmet Murat ildan

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