BAD

(noun) that which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency
"take the bad with the good"
synonyms : badness
(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"
(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"
synonyms : regretful , sorry
(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"
synonyms : badly
(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"
synonyms : badly
(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"
synonyms : tough
(adj.) (of foodstuffs) not in an edible or usable condition
"bad meat", "a refrigerator full of spoilt food"
synonyms : spoiled , spoilt
(adj.) not working properly
"a bad telephone connection", "a defective appliance"
synonyms : defective
(adj.) reproduced fraudulently
"like a bad penny...", "a forged twenty dollar bill"
synonyms : forged
(adj.) characterized by wickedness or immorality
"led a very bad life"
(adj.) capable of harming
"bad air", "smoking is bad for you"
(adj.) physically unsound or diseased
"has a bad back", "a bad heart", "bad teeth", "an unsound limb", "unsound teeth"
synonyms : unfit , unsound
(adj.) very intense
"a bad headache", "in a big rage", "had a big (or bad) shock", "a bad earthquake", "a bad storm"
synonyms : big
(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"
synonyms : high-risk , risky , speculative
(adj.) nonstandard
"so-called bad grammar"
(adj.) below average in quality or performance
"a bad chess player", "a bad recital"
(adj.) not capable of being collected
"a bad (or uncollectible) debt"
synonyms : uncollectible

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