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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Todor's business, producing coloured plastics for the domestic market, had a bad year because of high inflation, he said, and a fall in sales fuelled, he believed, by fear of the euro.
From BBC
But side effects like nausea may be worse, and Novo’s pill must be taken on an empty stomach.
From Barron's
If and when migrant workers do leave, there will be a shock that boosts inflation and hurts growth, and it will be “big and bad,” he said.
From MarketWatch
His "worst 48 hours" comments came without prior warning to club staff or senior management, who would have preferred such discussions to remain private.
From BBC
Shares of Nike surged Wednesday after investors in the struggling athletic-gear giant learned that another top insider was spending a lot of his own money to bet that the worst may be behind the company.
From MarketWatch
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
