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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | depressing experience |
| Synonyms: | bad deal, bad scene, bad trip, bummer, drag*, misfortune, raw deal, rotten hand |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | anxiety |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | worry, tension |
| Synonyms: | all-overs, angst, ants in pants, apprehension, botheration, butterflies, care, cold sweat, concern, creeps, disquiet, disquietude, distress, doubt, downer, drag*, dread, fidgets, flap, foreboding, fretfulness, fuss, goose bumps, heebie-jeebies, jitters, jumps, misery, misgiving, mistrust, nail-biting, needles, nervousness, panic, pins and needles, restlessness, shakes, shivers, solicitude, suffering, suspense, sweat*, trouble, uncertainty, unease, uneasiness, watchfulness, willies, worriment |
| Antonyms: | assurance, calmness, composure, contentment, ease, happiness, nonchalance, peace, tranquility |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | bad |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | poor quality |
| Synonyms: | abominable, amiss, atrocious, awful, bad news, beastly, blah*, bottom out, bummer, careless, cheap, cheesy*, crappy*, cruddy, crummy, defective, deficient, diddly, dissatisfactory, downer, dreadful, erroneous, fallacious, faulty, garbage, godawful, grody, gross*, grungy, icky, imperfect, inadequate, incorrect, inferior, junky, lousy*, not good, off, poor, raunchy*, rough, sad, slipshod, stinking, substandard, synthetic, the pits, unacceptable, unsatisfactory |
| Notes: | badly is an adverb to describe an activity; bad is an adjective to describe a condition or state |
| Antonyms: | good, honest, reputable, right, upright, virtuous, worthy |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | bad scene |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | misfortunate event |
| Synonyms: | bad trip, bum trip, bummer, depressing experience, disaster, downer, drag*, raw deal, rotten hand, unhappy situation, unpleasant experience, unpleasant situation |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | bad trip |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | unpleasant experience |
| Synonyms: | bad scene, bum trip, bummer, disaster, downer, drag*, freak-out, unhappy situation, unpleasant drug experience, unpleasant situation |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | bore |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | nuisance |
| Synonyms: | bother, bromide, bummer, creep*, deadhead, downer, drag*, drip*, dull person, flat tire, headache, nag, nudge, pain, pain in the neck, pest, pill, soporific, stuffed shirt, tedious person, tiresome person, wet blanket, wimp*, yawn |
| Notes: | a boar is a male pig; a boor is a person with rude, clumsy manners and little refinement; a bore is one that is wearingly dull, repetitive, or tedious |
| Antonyms: | charmer, exciter, pleasure |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | bummer |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | bad experience |
| Synonyms: | disappointment, disaster, downer, drag*, misfortune |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | deplorable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unfortunate, shameful |
| Synonyms: | afflictive, awful, blameworthy, bummer, calamitous, dire, dirty, disastrous, disgraceful, dishonorable, disreputable, distressing, dolorous, downer, dreadful, execrable, faulty, godawful, grievous, grim, heartbreaking, heartrending, horrifying, intolerable, lamentable, lousy, melancholy, miserable, mournful, opprobrious, overwhelming, pitiable, poor, regrettable, reprehensible, rotten, sad, scandalous, sickening, stinking, terrible, tragic, unbearable, unsatisfactory, woeful, wretched |
| Antonyms: | cheerful, delightful, excellent, good, happy, shameless |
| Main Entry: | depressant |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | sedative |
| Synonyms: | calmant, downer, intoxicant, relaxant, tranquilizer |
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