bad
Usage
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When describing things that are lacking in moral qualities or are actually vicious and reprehensible, bad is the broadest and simplest term: a bad man; bad habits. Evil applies to that which violates or leads to the violation of moral law: evil practices. Ill now appears mainly in certain fixed expressions, with a milder implication than that in evil: ill will; ill-natured. Wicked implies willful and determined doing of what is very wrong: a wicked plan.
Example Sentences
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Retail shareholders sometimes get a bad rap on Wall Street for being perceived as “weak hands,” as some might call them.
From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026
“I don’t know anyone who has anything bad to say about her,” Paul Guyett, an engineer at Orbital Operations and a former Starship engineer at SpaceX, told MarketWatch.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026
But despite how truly bad — and I do mean bad — “Scary Movie” is, there’s something that remains enjoyable about it.
From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026
So I think it is quite unlikely, just by consuming steak or consuming beef, that anything bad is going to happen to you.
From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026
Whenever I would cry about something or have a bad day, she’d hug me and I’d inhale that scent.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
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