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bad is on the Basic English 850 List.

back - bad - bag

bad is one of the 1000 most common headwords.

back - bad - bag

Pronunciation

IPA ^(key): /bæd/
(AU) IPA ^(key): /bæːd/
(NZ) IPA ^(key): /bɛd/; Homophone: bed
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Positive
bad

Comparative
worse

Superlative
worst

If something is bad, it is not good.
The man who killed his wife was very bad.

Skipping school is a bad thing to do.

Debts can go bad when a debtor has gone bankrupt.

Could things get any worse than this?

This is the worst time I've had all year!

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Adjective