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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“The El Niño is going to be very bad this year, and there are spots in the United States already suffering from a drought,” he told me in a recent interview.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026
So why are IPOs good for a few and bad for others?
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
Good news for SK Hynx has the potential to be bad news for Micron but there was no mention of the Korean becoming an exclusive supplier for Nvidia.
From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026
Conrad says, “I didn’t know any of the subjects of that piece; they weren’t at my disposal. I would have been just guessing, and that’s a bad place for any writer to be.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026
There is never a good time to get sick, but this is a particularly bad time.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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