"bad" meaning in All languages combined

See bad on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

IPA: /bæd/, /bæːd/ [Australia], /bɛd/ Audio: en-us-bad.ogg [US], en-uk-bad.ogg [UK] Forms: bad [positive], worse [comparative], worst [superlative]
Head templates: {{adj|bad|worse|worst}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If something is bad, it is not good.
    Sense id: simple-bad-en-adj-4PjeEJB-
{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "bad",
      "tags": [
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "worse",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "worst",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "bad",
        "2": "worse",
        "3": "worst"
      },
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The man who killed his wife was very bad."
        },
        {
          "text": "Skipping school is a bad thing to do."
        },
        {
          "text": "Debts can go bad when a debtor has gone bankrupt."
        },
        {
          "text": "Could things get any worse than this?"
        },
        {
          "text": "This is the worst time I've had all year!"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "If something is bad, it is not good."
      ],
      "id": "simple-bad-en-adj-4PjeEJB-"
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/bæd/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bæːd/",
      "tags": [
        "Australia"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bɛd/",
      "raw_tags": [
        "New-Zealand"
      ]
    },
    {
      "homophones": [
        "bed"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "New-Zealand"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-bad.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-uk-bad.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "bad"
}
{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "bad",
      "tags": [
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "worse",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "worst",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "bad",
        "2": "worse",
        "3": "worst"
      },
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The man who killed his wife was very bad."
        },
        {
          "text": "Skipping school is a bad thing to do."
        },
        {
          "text": "Debts can go bad when a debtor has gone bankrupt."
        },
        {
          "text": "Could things get any worse than this?"
        },
        {
          "text": "This is the worst time I've had all year!"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "If something is bad, it is not good."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/bæd/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bæːd/",
      "tags": [
        "Australia"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bɛd/",
      "raw_tags": [
        "New-Zealand"
      ]
    },
    {
      "homophones": [
        "bed"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "New-Zealand"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-bad.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-uk-bad.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "bad"
}

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