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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)

1. Unfavorable; negative; not good.

2. Not suitable or fitting.

3. Not appropriate, of manners etc.

4. 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.

5. Sickly, unhealthy, unwell.

6. Not behaving; behaving badly; misbehaving; mischievous or disobedient.

   Stop being bad, or you will get a spanking!

7. Tricky; stressful; unpleasant.

8. Evil; wicked.

9. Faulty; not functional.

10. (of food) Spoiled, rotten, overripe.

11. (of breath) Malodorous; foul.

12. False; counterfeit; illegitimate.

13. Unskilled; of limited ability; not good.

14. Of poor physical appearance.

15. (informal) Bold and daring.
16. (slang) Good, superlative, excellent, cool.

    You is ^[sic] bad, man!

17. (of a need, want, or pain) Severe, urgent.
18. (US, slang) Overly promiscuous, licentious.
19. (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)

1. (now colloquial) Badly.

Translations

Noun

bad (uncountable)

1. (slang) Error, mistake.

   Sorry, my bad!
2. (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

1. (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)

1. (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.’

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])

1. 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)

1. bath, shower, swim
2. bathroom

Inflection

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?b?æ?ð], [?b?æð?]

Verb

bad

1. past tense of bede

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the main entry.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?b?æ?ð], [?b?æð?]

Verb

bad

1. 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)

1. bath

Derived terms

Related terms

• baden

Descendants

• Afrikaans: bad

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Verb

bad

1. singular past indicative of bidden

Gothic

Romanization

bad

1. Romanization of ????????????

Indonesian

Etymology

From Persian ???? (bâd, “wind”).

Noun

bad (first-person possessive badku, second-person possessive badmu, third-person possessive badnya)

1. (archaic) wind

   Synonym: angin

Lushootseed

Noun

bad

1. 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)

1. a bath

   et varmt bad - a hot bath

2. a bathroom (see also baderom)

Derived terms

• blodbad
• boblebad

Related terms

• bade

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

• (of be) ba

Verb

bad

1. imperative of bade
2. simple past of be
3. 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)

1. a bath

   eit varmt bad - a hot bath

2. a bathroom

Synonyms

• (bathroom): baderom

Derived terms

• blodbad
• boblebad

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /b??/

Verb

bad

1. past of be

References

• “bad” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /b??d/

Verb

b?d

1. first/third-person singular preterite of b?dan

Old Irish

Alternative forms

• bed

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bað/

Verb

bad

1. inflection of is:
   1. third-person singular past subjunctive
   2. 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

1. 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

1. (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)

1. place, spot
2. tuft, bunch
3. flock, group
4. thicket, clump (of trees)

Synonyms

• (place): spot

Derived terms

• anns a' bhad
• reul-bhad

Somali

Noun

bad ?

1. 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

1. a bath, the act of bathing
2. a bath, a place for bathing (badplats, badhus)

Declension

Related terms

• bada
• badkar
• badrum
• havsbad
• kallbad
• karbad
• varmbad
• vinterbad
• ångbad

Verb

bad

1. past tense of be.
2. past tense of bedja.

References

• bad in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)

Volapük

Noun

bad (nominative plural bads)

1. 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)

1. boat

   Synonyms: cwch, llong

Derived terms

• bad achub (“lifeboat”)

Etymology 2

Noun

bad f (uncountable)

1. plague, pestilence

   Synonyms: pla, haint

Derived terms

• y fad fawr (“the Great Plague”)

Mutation

English

Pronunciation

• (General American) enPR: därk, IPA^(key): /d??k/
• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: därk, IPA^(key): /d??k/
• Rhymes: -??(?)k

Etymology 1

From Middle English derk, from Old English deorc, from Proto-West Germanic *derk (“dark”), from Proto-Indo-European *d?erg- (“dim, dull”), from Proto-Indo-European *d?er- (“dull, dirty”).

Adjective

dark (comparative darker, superlative darkest)

1. Having an absolute or (more often) relative lack of light.
   1. (of a source of light) Extinguished.

   2. Deprived of sight; blind.
      • 29 March 1661 (entry), 1818 (first published), John Evelyn, Diary

        He was, I think, at this time quite dark, and so had been for some years.

2. (of colour) Dull or deeper in hue; not bright or light.

   • Serene, smiling, enigmatic, she faced him with no fear whatever showing in her dark eyes. The clear light of the bright autumn morning had no terrors for youth and health like hers.

   • If I close my eyes I can see Marie today as I saw her then. Round, rosy face, snub nose, dark hair piled up in a chignon.

3. (broadcasting, of a television station) Off the air; not transmitting.
4. Hidden, secret, obscure.
   1. Not clear to the understanding; not easily through; obscure; mysterious; hidden.
      • 1594–, Richard Hooker, Of the Lawes of Ecclesiastical Politie

        What may seem dark at the first, will afterward be found more plain.

      • 1801, Isaac Watts, The improvement of the mind, or A supplement to the art of logic

        It is the remark of an ingenious writer, should a barbarous Indian, who had never seen a palace or a ship, view their separate and disjointed parts, and observe the pillars, doors, windows, cornices and turrets of the one, or the prow and stern, the ribs and masts, the ropes and shrouds, the sails and tackle of the other, he would be able to form but a very lame and dark idea of either of those excellent and useful inventions.

      • 1881, John Shairp, Aspects of Poetry

        the dark problems of existence
   2. (gambling, of race horses) Having racing capability not widely known.
5. Without moral or spiritual light; sinister, malign.
6. Conducive to hopelessness; depressing or bleak.
   • 1819-1820, Washington Irving, The Sketch Book

     There is, in every true woman's heart, a spark of heavenly fire, which beams and blazes in the dark hour of adversity.

7. Lacking progress in science or the arts; said of a time period.
   • 1668, John Denham, The Progress of Learning

     The age wherein he lived was dark, but he / Could not want light who taught the world to see.

   • 1837, Henry Hallam, Introduction to the Literature of Europe, in the Fifteenth, Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries

     The tenth century used to be reckoned by mediaeval historians as the darkest part of this intellectual night.

8. Extremely sad, depressing, or somber, typically due to, or marked by, a tragic or undesirable event.

   September 11, 2001, the day when four terrorist attacks destroyed the Twin Towers and the Pentagon, is often referred to as America's dark day.
9. With emphasis placed on the unpleasant aspects of life; said of a work of fiction, a work of nonfiction presented in narrative form or a portion of either.

Synonyms

• (relative lack of light): dim, gloomy, see also Thesaurus:dark
• (sinister or secret): hidden, secret, sinister, see also Thesaurus:hidden
• (without morals): malign, sinister, see also Thesaurus:evil
• (of colour): deep, see also Thesaurus:dark colour
• (conducive to hopelessness): hopeless, negative, pessimistic
• (lacking progress): unenlightened

Antonyms

• (relative lack of light): bright, light, lit
• (of colour): bright, light, pale

Derived terms

Related terms

• darken
• darkling
• darkness

Translations

Etymology 2

From Middle English derk, derke, dirke, dyrke, from the adjective (see above), or possibly from an unrecorded Old English *dierce, *diercu (“dark, darkness”).

Noun

dark (usually uncountable, plural darks)

1. A complete or (more often) partial absence of light.

2. (uncountable) Ignorance.
   • Till we perceive it by our own understandings, we are as much in the dark, and as void of knowledge, as before.

3. (uncountable) Nightfall.

4. A dark shade or dark passage in a painting, engraving, etc.
   • 1695, John Dryden (translator), Observations on the Art of Painting by Charles Alphonse du Fresnoy

     The lights may serve for a repose to the darks, and the darks to the lights.

Synonyms

• (absence of light): darkness
• (ignorance): cluelessness, knowledgelessness, unawareness
• (nightfall): crepusculum, evenfall, mirkning; see also Thesaurus:dusk

Derived terms

Translations

Etymology 3

From Middle English derken, from Old English deorcian, from Proto-West Germanic *derk?n.

Verb

dark (third-person singular simple present darks, present participle darking, simple past and past participle darked)

1. (intransitive) To grow or become dark, darken.
2. (intransitive) To remain in the dark, lurk, lie hidden or concealed.
3. (transitive) To make dark, darken; to obscure.

See also

• black
• shadow

Anagrams

• k-rad

Italian

Etymology

English

Adjective

dark (invariable)

1. dark (used especially to describe a form of punk music)