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How to pronounce bad in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms badly


the injury hurt badly.
the buildings were badly shaken.
it hurts bad.
we need water bad.
Type Words
Synonyms badness
Type of quality
Has types evil, worse, unworthiness, unsoundness, undesirability, liability, inadvisability


take the bad with the good.
Type Words
Synonyms big
Derivation badness


a bad headache.
had a big (or bad) shock.
a bad earthquake.
a bad storm.
Type Words
Synonyms uncollectible


a bad (or uncollectible) debt.
Type Words
Synonyms forged


like a bad penny....
Type Words
Synonyms unfit, unsound


has a bad back.
a bad heart.
bad teeth.
Type Words
Synonyms defective


a bad telephone connection.
Type Words
Synonyms regretful, sorry


he felt bad about breaking the vase.
Type Words
Synonyms high-risk, risky, speculative


a bad investment.
Type Words
Synonyms tough
Derivation badness


my throat feels bad.
she felt bad all over.
Type Words
Synonyms spoiled, spoilt


bad meat.
Type Words
Synonyms badly


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.
Type Words
Derivation badness


a bad chess player.
a bad recital.
Type Words


bad air.
smoking is bad for you.
Type Words
Derivation badness


led a very bad life.
Type Words
Derivation badness


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.
Type Words


so-called bad grammar.

Examples of bad

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He was rescued as a larger kitten and slowly learned that humans are not so bad.
From the dailyherald.com
The man told paramedics he felt fine but had a bad headache the previous before.
From the thenewstribune.com
Not a bad deal and we can even throw in a second round pick to sweeten the deal.
From the orlandosentinel.com
Too bad that Natalie Walter, playing the Munich-born Heidi, has terrible German.
From the bloomberg.com
I'm not going to come in and be the big, bad wolf, telling everybody what to do.
From the washingtontimes.com
On bad days we got chipped beef on toast, and that's how I discovered that word.
From the washingtontimes.com
So when a bad epidemic comes through years later, it can do some serious damage.
From the sacbee.com
For an album with only four up-tempo tunes, that's a pretty bad batting average.
From the sacbee.com
He did issue a statement stressing that Fox did not intend to make him look bad.
From the thenewstribune.com
More examples
  • Badly: 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"
  • That which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency; "take the bad with the good"
  • 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 ...
  • Badly: 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"
  • Very intense; "a bad headache"; "in a big rage"; "had a big (or bad) shock"; "a bad earthquake"; "a bad storm"
  • 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"
  • BAd is a 2007 short film directed and written by Vincenzo Giammanco about a young boy who is dyslexic.
  • Bad is the seventh studio album by American songwriter and recording artist Michael Jackson. The album was released on August 25, 1987 by Epic/CBS Records, nearly five years after Jackson's previous studio album, Thriller, which went on to become the world's best-selling album. ...
  • In economics, a bad is the opposite of a good. "Bads" can helpfully be thought of as any goods with a negative value to the consumer, or a negative price in the marketplace. Garbage is an example of a bad.