"gone bad" meaning in English

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Adjective

Head templates: {{en-adj|-|head=gone bad}} gone bad (not comparable)
  1. Of foods and commodities, having become spoiled, rotten, or otherwise unusable due to age or storage conditions. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-gone_bad-en-adj-O-as-l0K
  2. Of a person or entity, having ceased to be reputable and having instead become delinquent, criminal, or poorly behaved. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-gone_bad-en-adj-vbd-rlgB
  3. Of a region or area, having become unsafe. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-gone_bad-en-adj--pD1Upfb
  4. Of a delinquent or criminal act, having unexpectedly become more violent than is typical for that act—having resulted in an attack on a victim leading to serious injury or death. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: gone wrong
    Sense id: en-gone_bad-en-adj-EiiYQHzh

Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} gone bad
  1. past participle of go bad Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: go bad Categories (topical): Crime
    Sense id: en-gone_bad-en-verb-N2ZOr9YW Disambiguation of Crime: 1 6 7 12 74 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 13 4 12 50

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