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worse
Unfavorable; negative; not good.
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adjective
Unfavorable; negative; not good.
“Abducting children is bad for mothers.”
Not suitable or fitting.
“Do you think it is a bad idea to confront him directly?”
Not appropriate, of manners etc.
“It is bad manners to talk with your mouth full.”
Unhealthy; liable to cause health problems.
“Lard is bad for you. Smoking is bad for you, too. Grapes are bad for dogs but not for humans.”
Sickly, unhealthy, unwell.
“I went to the hospital to see how my grandfather was doing. Unfortunately, he's in a bad state.”
Not behaving; behaving badly; misbehaving; mischievous or disobedient.
“Stop being bad, or you will get a spanking!”
Tricky; stressful; unpleasant.
“Divorce is usually a bad experience for everybody involved.”
Evil; wicked.
“Be careful. There are bad people in the world.”
Faulty; not functional.
“I had a bad headlight.”
(of food) Spoiled, rotten, overripe.
“These apples have gone bad.”
(of breath) Malodorous; foul.
“Bad breath is not pleasant for anyone.”
False; counterfeit; illegitimate.
“They were caught trying to pass bad coinage.”
Unskilled; of limited ability; not good.
“He's a bad gardener; everything he tries to grow ends up dying.”
Of poor physical appearance.
“I don't look bad in this dress, do I?”
Bold and daring.
Good, superlative, excellent, cool.
“Man, that new car you bought is bad!”
(of a need, want, or pain) Severe, urgent.
“He is in bad need of a haircut.”
Overly promiscuous, licentious.
(of a draft/check) Not covered by funds on account.
“He gave me a bad check.”
adverb
In a bad manner.
Very much; to a great degree.
“I want it so badly.”
adjective
Evil; wicked (of people).
Morally reprehensible (of behaviour etc.); blameworthy.
Indicative of unkind or malevolent intentions; harsh, cruel.
“He suffered from ill treatment.”
Unpropitious, unkind, faulty, not up to reasonable standard.
“ill manners; ill will”
Unwell in terms of health or physical condition; sick.
“I've been ill with the flu for the past few days.”
Having an urge to vomit.
“Seeing those pictures made me ill.”
(hip-hop slang) Sublime, with the connotation of being so in a singularly creative way.
Extremely bad (bad enough to make one ill). Generally used indirectly with to be.
“That band was ill.”
Unwise; not a good idea.
adverb
Not well; imperfectly, badly; hardly.
noun
Loss; disadvantage; defeat.
That which is worse; something less good.
“Do not think the worse of him for his enterprise.”
verb
To make worse; to put at disadvantage; to discomfit.
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Abducting children is bad for mothers.
Do you think it is a bad idea to confront him directly?
It is bad manners to talk with your mouth full.
Lard is bad for you. Smoking is bad for you, too. Grapes are bad for dogs but not for humans.
I went to the hospital to see how my grandfather was doing. Unfortunately, he's in a bad state.
Stop being bad, or you will get a spanking!
Divorce is usually a bad experience for everybody involved.
Be careful. There are bad people in the world.
I had a bad headlight.
These apples have gone bad.
Bad breath is not pleasant for anyone.
They were caught trying to pass bad coinage.
He's a bad gardener; everything he tries to grow ends up dying.
I don't look bad in this dress, do I?
Man, that new car you bought is bad!
He is in bad need of a haircut.
He gave me a bad check.
I want it so badly.
He suffered from ill treatment.
ill manners; ill will
I've been ill with the flu for the past few days.
Seeing those pictures made me ill.
That band was ill.
Do not think the worse of him for his enterprise.
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