Meaning of bad In English

• 0 unpleasant and causing difficulties:

  • Our holiday was spoiled by bad weather.

  • We've just had some very bad news.

  • Watch out - he's in a bad mood.

  • The company has been getting a lot of bad publicity (= negative things have been written or said about it) recently.

• 1 of low quality, or not acceptable:

  • The plumber did a bad job on the repairs.

  • He has some very bad habits.

  • In some parts of the world, it is considered bad manners to pick up food with the left hand.

  • He was sent home from school for bad behaviour.

  • That remark was in pretty bad taste, wasn't it?

  • Their problems were mainly caused by bad judgment.

  • I had a very bad night (= did not sleep well).

• 2 not successful, or not able to do something well:

  • Business has been bad this year.

  • I'm very bad at cooking.

  • Everyone thinks I'm a bad driver.

• 3 severe or serious:

  • The damage caused by the storm was nowhere near as/nothing like as bad as we'd feared it might be.

  • The queues were so bad that I didn't bother waiting.

  • a bad cough

• 4 damaging to health:

  • Breathing in other people's cigarette smoke is bad for you.

  • They have a bad diet.

• 5 (of people or actions) evil or morally unacceptable:

  • There are a lot of bad people in the world.

  • He has his faults but he's not a bad person.

• 6 not suitable or not convenient:

  • This is a bad time for me to talk. Can I call you back later?

  • She arrived at the worst possible moment.

• 7 causing or experiencing pain:

  • She can't walk up all those steps, not with her bad leg!

  • I've got a bad head this morning.

• 8 harmful to eat because of being decayed:

  • We'd better eat this chicken before it goes bad.

• 9 informal for badly (= very much):

  • He needs the money real bad.

  • My arm hurts so bad.

• 10 things or events that are not good or that are morally wrong:

  • She only ever sees the bad in people.

• 11 not good; disappointing or unpleasant, or causing difficulties or harm:

  • We heard the bad news about Dorothy’s illness.

  • Flights were delayed because of bad weather.

  • Too much salt is bad for you (= has a harmful effect on your health).

  • a bad accident/storm

• 12 of very low quality; not acceptable:

  • bad manners

  • We thought the hotel was bad and the food was terrible.

  • That was one of the worst movies I’ve ever seen.

• 13 (of people or actions) evil or morally unacceptable:

  • He’s not a bad person.

• 14 (of a person) ill or not well, or (of an illness) serious or severe:

  • a bad back/heart

  • a bad cough

  • bad health

  • He’s in really bad shape.

  • He’s got bad arthritis and can hardly walk.

• 15 if you are a particular amount of money to the bad, you have lost or owe that amount:

  • The bank has a positive deficiency of €376,900 with a possibility of its being over half a million to the bad.