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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Takht-Ravanchi also questioned the US military build-up in the region, warning another war would be "traumatic, bad for everybody… everybody will suffer, particularly those who have initiated this aggression".
From BBC
"More ships, worse weather - no matter how safe our operations are, things go wrong".
From BBC
"We came here in a good dynamic and doing well, a bad game doesn't have to spoil that."
From Barron's
"Are we seeing behavior that is worse this year than we've seen in recent memory? Yes, is my view," said Silver.
From Barron's
Jerome Powell, whose term as Fed chair ends in May, has guided the economy through the worst inflation in four decades and relentless political pressure to change course.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
