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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Nigeria's federal government described the latest release as a "moment of triumph and relief", after one of the country's worst mass kidnappings.
From BBC
A report by the commission released last week warned that "extreme regional disparities exist" in the UK, with many former industrial and mining areas worst affected.
From BBC
For the last two years, the country -- already known for its brutal inequality -- has been battered by double digit inflation, characterised as the worst cost-of-living crisis in a generation.
From Barron's
Dunlap left JetBlue in 2018 after struggling with severe headaches that he said got worse with successive fume events, and which his FAA physician was concerned was connected to his exposure.
Marat’s friend and ally, David is the exception that proves the rule that political art is bad art.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
