What is the meaning of the word "bad"?

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  1. below average in quality or performance copy to clipboard adjective
    • a bad chess player copy to clipboard
  2. characterized by wickedness or immorality copy to clipboard adjective
    • led a very bad life copy to clipboard
  3. feeling physical discomfort or pain (`tough' is occasionally used colloquially for `bad') copy to clipboard adjective
    • my throat feels bad copy to clipboard
  4. having undesirable or negative qualities copy to clipboard adjective
    • a bad report card copy to clipboard
  5. nonstandard copy to clipboard adjective
    • socalled bad grammar copy to clipboard
  6. not capable of being collected copy to clipboard adjective
    • a bad (or uncollectible) debt copy to clipboard
  7. not financially safe or secure copy to clipboard adjective
    • a bad investment copy to clipboard
  8. not in an edible or usable condition, in referring to foodstuffs copy to clipboard adjective
    • The meat was bad. copy to clipboard
  9. not working properly copy to clipboard adjective
    • a bad telephone connection copy to clipboard
  10. physically unsound or diseased copy to clipboard adjective
    • has a bad back copy to clipboard
  11. reproduced fraudulently copy to clipboard adjective
    • like a bad penny... copy to clipboard
  12. that which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency copy to clipboard noun
    • take the bad with the good copy to clipboard
  13. very intense copy to clipboard adjective
    • a bad headache copy to clipboard
  14. with great intensity (`bad' is a nonstandard variant for `badly') copy to clipboard adverb
    • the injury hurt badly copy to clipboard

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