bad (EN)

adjective, adverb

adjective “bad”

1. lacking in quality or below the standard expected
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   The competitor's language-learning app is really bad.
2. inappropriate or not suitable for a certain situation or context
   Wearing pajamas to a job interview is in bad taste.
3. unhealthy, harmful
   Eating too much sugar is bad for your health.
4. feeling unwell
   After eating that expired yogurt, she looked really bad and had to lie down.
5. not behaving properly or acting in a disobedient way
   Tommy was being bad by drawing on the walls instead of his coloring book.
6. stressful, unpleasant
   Getting lost in a foreign city can be a really bad situation, especially without a phone.
7. morally wrong or evil
   The villain in the story was very bad, stealing from everyone in the village.
8. not working correctly or broken
   The fridge is making a strange noise; I think the motor is bad.
9. decomposed, not fit to eat
   The milk smelled sour, so I checked the date and realized it had gone bad.
10. having an unpleasant smell
    After eating garlic, he was self-conscious about his bad breath during the meeting.
11. lacking skill or proficiency (at something)
    Despite practicing for weeks, she was still bad at playing the violin.
12. severe, strong
    We are in a bad need of new financing.

adverb “bad”

1. (informal) to a great degree or intensely
   I want it so bad.