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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He went on to say the "bad news" is that after finishing his latest run of concerts, he is "going into surgery to have the spot removed".
From BBC
She’s had her own fair share of flops and bad business decisions, as well as ample successes.
From Salon
The bad news for Amorim is United have lost the past four league games Fernandes has missed and five of the past six.
From BBC
The trial heard that there had been "bad feeling" between two sets of friends in the days and weeks leading up to the incident.
From BBC
Yet, on average, funds-of-hedge-funds produce performance that is significantly worse than the average hedge fund.
From MarketWatch
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
