Bad | Mean of bad in English Dictionary

/ˈbæd/

• low or poor in quality
1. a bad repair job
2. bad work
3. The house is in bad condition/shape.
• not correct or proper
1. bad manners
2. bad [=incorrect, faulty] grammar
3. a letter written in bad French
4. bad spelling
5. a bad check [=a check that cannot be cashed]
• not pleasant, pleasing, or enjoyable
1. He had a bad day at the office.
2. I was having a bad dream.
3. She made a very bad impression on her future colleagues.
4. The food tastes bad.
5. The flower smells bad.
6. He has bad breath. [=breath that smells bad]
7. We've been having bad weather lately.
8. The medicine left a bad taste in his mouth.
9. It feels bad [=uncomfortable, painful] to stretch out my arm.
10. I look bad in this hat. = This hat looks bad on me.
11. That hat doesn't look bad on you. [=that hat looks good on you]

• having, marked by, or relating to problems, troubles, etc.
1. good and bad news
2. They have remained together in good times and bad (times).
3. It's a bad time for business right now.
4. a bad omen
5. bad luck/fortune
6. Things are looking pretty bad for us at this point.
7. I have a bad feeling about this.
• not adequate or suitable
1. I couldn't take a picture because the lighting was bad.
2. It's a bad day for a picnic.
3. She made a bad marriage.
4. Is this a bad moment/time to have a word with you?
• not producing or likely to produce a good result
1. a bad deal
2. a bad risk
3. a bad idea/plan
4. The plan has its good points and its bad points.
5. a bad debt [=a debt that will not be paid]
6. a bad loan [=a loan that will not be repaid]
• expressing criticism or disapproval
1. The movie got bad reviews.
• not healthy
1. His health is pretty bad. = He's in pretty bad health.
2. The patient was pretty bad [=ill, sick] last week and even worse yesterday but is doing better now.
3. He came home early because he was feeling pretty bad. [=he wasn't feeling well]
4. My father has a bad back/leg. [=a back/leg that is always or often painful]
5. She has bad eyesight/hearing.
6. bad teeth
• causing harm or trouble
1. a bad diet
2. a bad influence
3. bad cholesterol [=a type of cholesterol that can cause serious health problems when there is too much of it in your blood]
4. Eating too much can be bad for you. = It can be bad for you to eat too much.
5. Eating all that candy is bad for your teeth.
6. Watching too much TV is bad for children.
• not morally good or right
1. a bad person
2. bad conduct/behavior
3. a man of bad character
4. bad intentions/deeds
5. It's hard to tell the good guys from the bad guys in this movie.
• not behaving properly
1. a bad dog
2. I'm afraid your son has been a very bad [=naughty] boy.
• not skillful
1. a bad musician
2. a bad doctor
3. She was pretty bad in that movie. [=she did not act well]
4. a doctor who's bad at treating nervous patients
5. He's very/really bad at expressing his true feelings.
• having a tendency not to do something
1. He's bad about getting to work on time. [=he often fails to get to work on time]
2. I'm very bad about remembering people's birthdays. [=I often forget people's birthdays]
• not happy or pleased
1. I feel bad about what happened. [=I regret what happened]
2. She felt bad that she forgot to call. = She felt bad about forgetting to call.
• not cheerful or calm
1. She's in a bad mood. [=an angry mood]
2. He has a bad temper. [=he's bad-tempered; he becomes angry easily]
• serious or severe
1. She's in bad trouble.
2. He has a bad cough/cold.
3. That bruise looks bad: you'd better see a doctor about it.
4. How bad is the pain?
• no longer good to eat or drink
1. the smell of bad fish
2. Is the milk still good or has it gone bad? [=spoiled]
• very good
1. He's the baddest guitar player you'll ever hear!
• very tough or dangerous
1. Don't mess around with him. He's a bad dude.
• from a bad state or condition to an even worse state or condition
1. The company has been struggling for years, and things have recently gone from bad to worse.
• in a bad condition
1. Without enough funding, public services are in a pretty bad way right now.
2. The patient was in a bad way last week but is doing better now.
• fairly good or quite good
1. All things considered, she's not a bad singer. [=she's a pretty good singer]
2. “How are you?” “Not (too/so) bad, thanks. And you?”
• having little money
1. They're pretty bad off [=they don't have enough money] now that he's lost his job.
2. We're not rich, but we're not too bad off (for money). [=we're not poor]
• in a bad or difficult situation or condition
1. When I heard how bad off they were, I asked if I could do anything to help.
2. This state isn't too bad off compared to other parts of the country.
• Noun
• morally bad forces or influences
1. There's more good than bad in him.
2. We need to teach our children the difference between good and bad.
• the unpleasant things that happen to people
1. You have to take the good with the bad. [=you have to accept the bad things that happen to you as well as the good things]
• things that are morally wrong
1. teaching children the difference between the good and the bad
• morally bad people
1. He believes that the good go to heaven when they die and the bad go to hell.