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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See how Bad Bunny, Cher and more interpreted the dress code ‘fashion is art’
From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026
Old Bad Bunny and statue couture at the Met Gala.
From MarketWatch • May 5, 2026
Bad news for investors: Another major disruption to global shipping may be on the horizon.
From Barron's • May 4, 2026
Recognised for his role in the American supernatural series The Vampire Diaries, Obma also played the role of construction worker Adrian in the fourth and fifth seasons of Netflix's Breaking Bad prequel, Better Call Saul.
From BBC • Apr. 26, 2026
Bad weather had confused its pilots, who flew into a snowy Utah mountain at cruising speed.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
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