see|Bad|bað
English

rank|led|low|American|521|bad|forward|remember|fair

Pronunciation
IPA|/bæd/
audio|en-us-bad.ogg|Audio (US)
:rhymes|æd

Etymology 1
From ME. term|badde.

Adjective
en-adj|worse|worst

1. Not good; unfavorable; negative.
2. Seemingly non-appropriate, in manners, etc.

#: It is bad manners to talk with your mouth full.

1. Not suitable or fitting.
2. tricky; stressful; unpleasant

#: Divorce is usually a bad experience for everybody involved.

1. evil, wicked

#: Be careful. There are bad people in the world.

1. A result that is negative in the eyes of the speaker.
2. faulty; not functional

#: I had a bad headlight.

1. Of food, spoilt, rotten, overripe.
2. Of breath, malodorous, foul.

Derived terms
bad egg
go bad

Antonyms
good (1,2,5,6,7,8)

Translations
trans-top|not good
Breton: fall
Catalan: mal m mala f :ca:mal|^, dolent
Chinese: � (huài)
Crimean Tatar: osal, yaramay
Croatian: loš m, loša f, loše n
Czech: špatný m
Danish: dårlig
Dutch: slecht
Esperanto: malbona
Finnish: huono, paha, kelvoton, kielteinen
French: mauvais m mauvaise f, mal
German: schlecht :de:schlecht|^
Greek: κακ��, ά��ημο�
Guaraní: vai
Hebrew: he-translation|רע|r�ʿ m, he-translation|רע�|ra`á f
Hungarian: rossz
Indonesian: buruk, jelek
Interlingua: mal
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Japanese: �� (���, warui)
Ku: bed, xirab, neba�, KUchar|خ��راپ, KUchar|ب��د
Latvian: slikts
Malay: t|ms|buruk
Mongolian: � (muu)
Norwegian: dårlig
Novial: mal, mali
Persian: fa-Arab|بد (bad)
Polish: z�y m, z�a m, z�e n
Portuguese: ruim m & f
Russian: пло�ой (plo�ój)
Serbian:
:Cyrillic: ло�e n, cлaбo n
:Roman: loše n, slabo n
Slovene: slab m, slaba f, slabo n
Spanish: malo
Swedish: dålig
Tagalog: mali, masama
Tupinambá: aíb
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trans-top|seemingly non-appropriate, in manners
Breton: drouk
Chinese: � (wù)
Croatian: ružan m, ružna f, ružno n
Czech: zlý, špatný
Danish: dårlig
Dutch: ongepast, ongemanierd, verkeerd
Esperanto: malbona
Finnish: huonotapainen, huono
German: schlecht
Indonesian: jahat
Interlingua: mal
Japanese: �� (���, warui)
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Norwegian: dårlig
Novial: mal, mali
Portuguese: ruim m & f
Polish: z�y m, z�a m, z�e n
Russian: пло�ой (plo�ój), д��ной (durnój)
Serbian:
:Cyrillic: неп�и��о�но n
:Roman: nepristojno n
Swedish: olämplig, opassande, ful
Tagalog: mali
Tupinambá: poxy
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trans-top|not suitable or fitting
Czech: špatný, vadný
Danish: dårlig
Dutch: ongepast
Esperanto: malbona
Finnish: huono, sopimaton
Hebrew: he-translation|�ר�ע|garú`a m, he-translation|�ר�ע�|gru`á f
Hungarian: rossz
Japanese: �� (���, warui)
Latvian: nepiem�rots
trans-mid
Norwegian: dårlig, gal
Novial: mal, mali
Portuguese: mau
Polish: z�y m, z�a m, z�e n
Russian: пло�ой (plo�ój), непод�од��ий (n'epod�od'áš'ij)
Slovene: slab m, slaba f, slabo n
Swedish: opassande
Tagalog: mali, masama
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trans-top|tricky; stressful; unpleasant
Croatian: loš m, loša f, loše n; ružan m, ružna f, ružno n; gadan m, gadna f, gadno n
Danish: dårlig, ubehagelig
Dutch: onaangenaam, naar
Esperanto: malbona
Finnish: ikävä, paha
German: schlecht, unangenehm
Hungarian: kellemetlen
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Japanese: �� (���, warui)
Malay: t|ms|buruk
Norwegian: dårlig, ubehagelig
Novial: mal, mali
Portuguese: mau, má
Polish: z�y m, z�a m, z�e n
Russian: пло�ой (plo�ój), неп�и��н�й (n'eprijátnyj)
Slovene: slab m, slaba f, slabo n
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trans-top|evil, wicked
Croatian: zao m, zla f, zlo n; zlo�est m, zlo�esta f, zlo�esto n
Czech: zlý, podlý
Danish: ond, slet, slem
Dutch: slecht, kwaad
Esperanto: malbona
Finnish: paha, ilkeä
German: böse
Hebrew: he-translation|רשע|rashá m, he-translation|�ר�שע|merushá m, he-translation|�ר�שעת|merushá`at f
Hungarian: rossz
Japanese: �� (���, warui)
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Kurdish: KUchar|ب��د
Latvian: ļauns
Malay: t|ms|jahat
Norwegian: dårlig, ond
Novial: mal, mali
Portuguese: mau, malvado
Polish: z�y m, z�a m, z�e n
Russian: пло�ой (plo�ój), злой (zloj), подл�й (pódlyj)
Slovene: slab m, slaba f, slabo n, zel m, zla f, zlo n
Swedish: ond
Tagalog: masama
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trans-top|result that is negative in the eyes of the speaker
Danish: dårlig
Dutch: slecht
Esperanto: malbona
Finnish: huono, kelvoton
German: schlecht
Hebrew: he-translation|�ר�ע|garú`a m, he-translation|�ר�ע�|gru`á f
Hungarian: rossz
Japanese: �� (���, warui)
trans-mid
Norwegian: dårlig
Novial: mal, mali
Polish: z�y m, z�a m, z�e n*
Russian: пло�ой (plo�ój)
Slovene: slab m, slaba f, slabo n
Swedish: dålig
Tagalog: mali
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trans-top|faulty; not functional
Czech: vadný
Danish: dårlig
Finnish: viallinen, rikkinäinen
German: schlecht
Japanese: �� (���, warui)
Latvian: slikts
Malay: t|ms|rosak
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Norwegian: dårlig, i stykker
Portuguese: mal
Polish: z�y m, z�a m, z�e n
Russian: пло�ой (plo�ój)
Swedish: trasig, sönder
Tagalog: sira
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trans-top|spoilt, rotten, overripe
See translations for spoilt.
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trans-top|of breath: malodorous
Croatian: loš m, loša f, loše n
Finnish: pahanhajuinen
German: schlecht
trans-mid
Japanese: �� (���, warui)
Malay: t|ms|busuk
Norwegian: dårlig
Swedish: dålig
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Translations to be checked
checktrans
trans-top|translations to be checked
ttbc|Albanian: keq
ttbc|Arabic: ARchar|س�ء (sáyyi�)
ttbc|Balinese: jele
ttbc|Breton: gwall
ttbc|Esperanto: nefunkcia or nefunkciada (7)
ttbc|French: mauvais
ttbc|Ga: esha
ttbc|Gilbertese: buaakaka
ttbc|Icelandic: slæmt n, slæmur m, slæm f
ttbc|Italian: cattivo, brutto
ttbc|Latin: malus#Latin|malus, mala, malum
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ttbc|Maltese: ħażin
ttbc|Korean: �� (nappeun)
ttbc|Persian: FAchar|بد|ب�د (bæd)
ttbc|Pitjantjatjara: kura
ttbc|Romanian: r�u m
ttbc|Sardinian: malu m, mala f
ttbc|Slovak: zlý m, zlá f, zlé n
ttbc|Spanish: mal, malo m, mala f
ttbc|Telugu: ��డ�
ttbc|Twi: bone
ttbc|Warlpiri: maju
ttbc|Welsh: drwg
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Etymology 2
Intentionally incorrect.
rft|Is intention part of etymology?

Adjective
en-adj|badder|baddest

1. context|nonstandard|slang: fantastic

#: You is SIC bad, man!

Noun
en-noun|-

1. slang error, mistake

#: Sorry, my bad!

Translations
trans-top|slang: error, mistake
Finnish: virhe
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Anagrams
dab

Danish

Noun
infl|da|noun|g=n|definite singular|badet|indefinite plural|bad|definite plural|badene

1. bath

Verb
infl|da|verb form

1. form of|past tense|bede

Dutch

Noun
nl-noun|g=n|baden|badje

1. bath.

Verb
infl|nl|verb form

1. form of|Past tense singular|bidden prayed.

Norwegian

Noun
infl|no|noun|g=n|definite singular|badet|indefinite plural|bad|definite plural|bada|or|badene

1. bath

Old English

Pronunciation
IPA|/b��d/

Verb
infl|ang|verb|head=b�d

1. form of|First- and third-person singular preterite of|bidan|bīdan

Swedish

Pronunciation
audio|Sv-bad.ogg|audio

Noun
sv-noun-n-zero
infl|sv|noun|g=n

1. bath, the act of bathing
2. a place, especially indoors, with swimming pools

Verb
infl|sv|verb form

1. sv-verb-form-past|be

Volapük
vo-noun|bad

Noun
infl|vo|noun

1. evil, badness

See also
badik
badiko

ar:bad
bs:bad
br:bad
da:bad
de:bad
et:bad
el:bad
es:bad
fa:bad
fr:bad
gl:bad
ko:bad
hy:bad
io:bad
id:bad
it:bad
kk:bad
ku:bad
lo:bad
lt:bad
hu:bad
nl:bad
ja:bad
pl:bad
pt:bad
ru:bad
simple:bad
sr:bad
fi:bad
sv:bad
ta:bad
tt:bad
te:bad
vi:bad
tr:bad
uk:bad
vo:bad
zh:bad

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