bad
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The meaning (definition) of the word bad
not good or not what you want
The word bad used in a sentence
“The milk smelled bad, so we poured it out.”
Words that mean the same as bad (synonyms)
awfulpoor
Words that mean the opposite of bad (antonyms)
good
How the word bad is said around the world
| French | mauvais (moh-VAY) |
| Spanish | malo (MAH-loh) |
| Mandarin | 糟糕 (dzow gow) |
| Hindi | खराब (khuh-RAHB) |
| Arabic | سَيِّئ (SAY-yee) |
| Russian | плохой (pla-KHOY) |
| Portuguese (EU) | mau (mow) |
| Portuguese (BR) | ruim (hoo-EEN) |
| Japanese | わるい (wah-ROO-ee) |
| German | schlecht (shlekht) |
| Urdu | بُرا (bu-RAA) |
| Punjabi | ਮਾੜਾ (MAH-rah) |
| Korean | 나쁜 (NAH-ppun) |
| Hebrew | רַע (rah) |
| Greek | κακός (kah-KOS) |
| Dutch | slecht (slekht) |
| Tagalog | masama (mah-SAH-mah) |
| Vietnamese | tệ (TEH) |
| Turkish | kötü (kur-TEW) |
| Persian | بد (bad) |
| Polish | zły (zvih) |
| Ukrainian | поганий (poh-HAH-nihy) |
| Bengali | খারাপ (KHAH-rahp) |
| Swedish | dålig (DOH-lig) |
| Italian | cattivo (kaht-TEE-voh) |
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