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bad
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bæd/
- (General Australian) IPA(key): /bæ?d/
- (General New Zealand) IPA(key): /b?d/
- (Singapore) IPA(key): /b??/
- (æ-tensing) IPA(key): /be?d/
- Rhymes: -æd
Etymology 1
From Middle English bad, badde (“wicked, evil, depraved”), of uncertain origin. Perhaps a shortening of Old English bæddel (“hermaphrodite”) (for loss of -el compare Middle English muche from Old English my?el, and Middle English wenche from Old English wen?el), or at least related to it and/or to bædan (“to defile”), from Proto-Germanic *bad- (compare Old High German pad (“hermaphrodite”)). Alternatively, perhaps a loan from Old Norse into Middle English, compare Norwegian bad (“effort, trouble, fear”, neuter noun), East Danish bad (“damage, destruction, fight”, neuter noun), from the Proto-Germanic noun *bada-.
Adjective
bad (comparative worse or (slang) badder, superlative worst or (slang) baddest)
- Unfavorable; negative; not good.
- Not suitable or fitting.
- Not appropriate, of manners etc.
- 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.
- Not behaving; behaving badly; misbehaving; mischievous or disobedient.
- Stop being bad, or you will get a spanking!
- Tricky; stressful; unpleasant.
- Evil; wicked.
- Faulty; not functional.
- (of food) Spoiled, rotten, overripe.
- (of breath) Malodorous; foul.
- False; counterfeit; illegitimate.
- Unskilled; of limited ability; not good.
- Of poor physical appearance.
- (informal) Bold and daring.
- (slang) Good, superlative, excellent, cool.
- You is [sic] bad, man!
- (of a need, want, or pain) Severe, urgent.
- (US, slang) Overly promiscuous, licentious.
- (slang, of a draft/check) Not covered by funds on account.
Synonyms
- (not good): unfavorable, negative; see also Thesaurus:bad
- (not suitable or fitting): inappropriate, unfit; see also Thesaurus:unsuitable
- (not appropriate, of manners etc.):
- (liable to cause health problems): unhealthful, unwholesome; see also Thesaurus:harmful
- (unhealthy; unwell): ill, poorly, sickly; see also Thesaurus:ill
- (tricky; stressful; unpleasant): foul, loathsome; see also Thesaurus:unpleasant
- (evil; wicked): wicked, evil, vile, vicious; see also Thesaurus:evil
- (not functional): faulty, inoperative; see also Thesaurus:out of order
- (of food): rotten; see also Thesaurus:rotten
- (of breath): malodorous, foul; see also Thesaurus:malodorous
- (false; counterfeit): false, spurious; see also Thesaurus:fake
- (of limited ability): bungling, inept; see also Thesaurus:unskilled
- (of poor physical appearance): repulsive, unsightly; see also Thesaurus:ugly
- (bold, daring): badass; see also Thesaurus:brave
- (good): see also Thesaurus:good
- (of a need or want): dire, severe, urgent; see also Thesaurus:urgent
- (overly promiscuous): see also Thesaurus:promiscuous
- (of a draft/check): rubber, hot
Antonyms
Derived terms
Translations
See also
Adverb
bad (comparative worse, superlative worst)
- (now colloquial) Badly.
Translations
Noun
bad (uncountable)
- (slang) Error, mistake.
- Sorry, my bad!
- (countable, uncountable, economics) An item (or kind of item) of merchandise with negative value; an unwanted good.
Translations
References
Etymology 2
From Middle English bad, from Old English bæd, first and third-person singular indicative past tense of biddan (“to ask”).
Verb
bad
- (archaic) alternative past of bid. See bade.
Etymology 3
Unknown
Verb
bad (third-person singular simple present bads, present participle badding, simple past and past participle badded)
- (Britain, dialect, transitive) To shell (a walnut).
- 1876, The Gloucester Journal, Oct. 7, 1876, reported in A. Gregory, “Gloucestershire Dialect,” Notes and Queries, 5th ser., 6, 148 (1876?10?28): 346
- A curious specimen of Gloucestershire dialect came out in an assault case heard by the Gloucester court magistrates on Saturday. One of the witnesses, speaking of what a girl was doing at the time the assault took place, said she was ‘badding’ walnuts in a pigstye. The word is peculiarly provincial: to ‘bad’ walnuts is to strip away the husk. The walnut, too, is often called a ‘bannut,’ and hence the old Gloucestershire phrase, ‘Come an’ bad the bannuts.’
- 1876, The Gloucester Journal, Oct. 7, 1876, reported in A. Gregory, “Gloucestershire Dialect,” Notes and Queries, 5th ser., 6, 148 (1876?10?28): 346
Anagrams
- ABD, ADB, Abd., BDA, D.B.A., DAB, DBA, abd., d/b/a, dab, dba
Afrikaans
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [b?t]
Noun
bad (plural [please provide])
- bath
References
- 2007. The UCLA Phonetics Lab Archive. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Department of Linguistics.
Danish
Etymology 1
From Old Norse bað, Proto-Germanic *baþ? (“bath”), cognate with English bath and English Bad.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?b?að]
- Rhymes: -ad
Noun
bad n (singular definite badet, plural indefinite bade)
- bath, shower, swim
- bathroom
Inflection
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the main entry.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?b?æ?ð], [?b?æð?]
Verb
bad
- past tense of bede
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the main entry.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?b?æ?ð], [?b?æð?]
Verb
bad
- imperative of bade
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /b?t/
- Hyphenation: bad
- Rhymes: -?t
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch bat, from Old Dutch *bath, from Proto-Germanic *baþ?.
Noun
bad n (plural baden, diminutive badje n)
- bath
Derived terms
Related terms
- baden
Descendants
- Afrikaans: bad
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the main entry.
Verb
bad
- singular past indicative of bidden
Gothic
Romanization
bad
- Romanization of ????????????
Indonesian
Etymology
From Persian ???? (bâd, “wind”).
Noun
bad (first-person possessive badku, second-person possessive badmu, third-person possessive badnya)
- (archaic) wind
- Synonym: angin
Lushootseed
Noun
bad
- father
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology 1
From Old Norse bað, from Proto-Germanic *baþ? (“bath”).
Noun
bad n (definite singular badet, indefinite plural bad, definite plural bada or badene)
- a bath
- et varmt bad - a hot bath
- a bathroom (see also baderom)
Derived terms
- blodbad
- boblebad
Related terms
- bade
Etymology 2
Alternative forms
- (of be) ba
Verb
bad
- imperative of bade
- simple past of be
- simple past of bede
References
- “bad” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology 1
From Old Norse bað.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /b??d/
Noun
bad n (definite singular badet, indefinite plural bad, definite plural bada)
- a bath
- eit varmt bad - a hot bath
- a bathroom
Synonyms
- (bathroom): baderom
Derived terms
- blodbad
- boblebad
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /b??/
Verb
bad
- past of be
References
- “bad” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /b??d/
Verb
b?d
- first/third-person singular preterite of b?dan
Old Irish
Alternative forms
- bed
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bað/
Verb
bad
- inflection of is:
- third-person singular past subjunctive
- third-person singular/second-person plural imperative
Mutation
Palauan
Etymology
From Pre-Palauan *baðu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *batu, from Proto-Austronesian *batu. Cognate with Kavalan btu,Tagalog bato, Malay batu, Maori whatu.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bað/
Noun
bad
- stone; rock
Polish
Etymology
From German Bad, from Middle High German, from Old High German bad, from Proto-West Germanic *baþ, from Proto-Germanic *baþ?.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bat/
Noun
bad m inan
- (obsolete) health resort, bath
Declension
Synonyms
- kurort
Further reading
- bad in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Scottish Gaelic
Noun
bad m (genitive singular baid, plural badan)
- place, spot
- tuft, bunch
- flock, group
- thicket, clump (of trees)
Synonyms
- (place): spot
Derived terms
- anns a' bhad
- reul-bhad
Somali
Noun
bad ?
- sea
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish badh, from Old Norse bað, from Proto-Germanic *baþ?, from the zero-grade of Proto-Indo-European *b?eh?-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /b??d/
Noun
bad n
- a bath, the act of bathing
- a bath, a place for bathing (badplats, badhus)
Declension
Related terms
- bada
- badkar
- badrum
- havsbad
- kallbad
- karbad
- varmbad
- vinterbad
- ångbad
Verb
bad
- past tense of be.
- past tense of bedja.
References
- bad in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
Volapük
Noun
bad (nominative plural bads)
- evil, badness
Declension
See also
- badik
- badiko
Welsh
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ba?d/
Etymology 1
From Old English b?t.
Noun
bad m (plural badau)
- boat
- Synonyms: cwch, llong
Derived terms
- bad achub (“lifeboat”)
Etymology 2
Noun
bad f (uncountable)
- plague, pestilence
- Synonyms: pla, haint
Derived terms
- y fad fawr (“the Great Plague”)
Mutation
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grim
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /???m/
- Rhymes: -?m
Etymology 1
From Middle English grim, from Old English grim, grimm, from Proto-West Germanic *grimm, from Proto-Germanic *grimmaz, from Proto-Indo-European *g?rem- (“to resound, thunder, grumble, roar”). Noun sense derives from adjective, from 1620s.
Adjective
grim (comparative grimmer, superlative grimmest)
- dismal and gloomy, cold and forbidding
- Life was grim in many northern industrial towns.
- rigid and unrelenting
- His grim determination enabled him to win.
- ghastly or sinister
- A grim castle overshadowed the village.
- 2012 March 22, Scott Tobias, “The Hunger Games”, in AV Club:
- In movie terms, it suggests Paul Verhoeven in Robocop/Starship Troopers mode, an R-rated bloodbath where the grim spectacle of children murdering each other on television is bread-and-circuses for the age of reality TV, enforced by a totalitarian regime to keep the masses at bay.
- disgusting; gross
- - Wanna see the dead rat I found in my fridge?
- Mate, that is grim!
- - Wanna see the dead rat I found in my fridge?
Derived terms
Translations
Noun
grim (plural grims)
- (obsolete) specter, ghost, haunting spirit
Verb
grim (third-person singular simple present grims, present participle grimming, simple past and past participle grimmed)
- (transitive, rare) To make grim; to give a stern or forbidding aspect to.
Etymology 2
From Middle English grim, grym, greme, from Old English *grimu, *grimmu, from Proto-Germanic *grimm?? (“anger, wrath”), from Proto-Indo-European *g?rem- (“to resound, thunder, grumble, roar”). Cognate with Middle Dutch grimme, Middle High German grimme f (“anger”), modern German Grimm m.
Noun
grim (uncountable)
- (archaic) Anger, wrath.
Derived terms
- grimful
- grimless
Danish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [????m?]
Etymology
From Old Norse grimmr, from Proto-Germanic *grimmaz.
Adjective
grim
- ugly, unsightly
- nasty
Inflection
Kalasha
Verb
grim
- taking
Old English
Alternative forms
- grimm
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *grimm.
Cognate with Old Saxon grim, Old High German grim (German grimm, grimmig), Old Norse grimmr (Danish grim, Swedish grym); and with Greek ??????? (chremízo), Old Church Slavonic ??????? (gr?m?ti) (Russian ???????? (gremét?)), Latvian gremt.
Perhaps related in Old Norse to veiled or hooded, Grim is also an alternate name for Odin, who often went around disguised; compare the hooded appearance of The Grim Reaper.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?rim/
Adjective
grim
- fierce, severe, terrible, savage, cruel, angry
Declension
Descendants
- Middle English: grim
- Scots: grim
- English: grim
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