Bad vs. Worse
Difference Between Bad and Worse
Badadjective
Unfavorable; negative; not good.
You have bad credit.The weather looks pretty bad right now.Don't talk to him; he's in a bad mood.Worseadverb
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He's worse-mannered than she is.Badadjective
Not suitable or fitting.
Do you think it is a bad idea to confront him directly?Worseadverb
Less skillfully.
Badadjective
Not appropriate, of manners etc.
It is bad manners to talk with your mouth full.Worseadverb
More severely or seriously.
Badadjective
Unhealthy; liable to cause health problems.
Lard is bad for you. Smoking is bad for you, too. Grapes are bad for dogs but not for humans.Worseadverb
Used to start a sentence describing something that is worse.
Her leg is infected. Still worse, she's developing a fever.Badadjective
Sickly, unhealthy, unwell.
Joe's in a bad way; he can't even get out of bed.I went to the hospital to see how my grandfather was doing. Unfortunately, he's in a bad state.I've had a bad back since the accident.Worsenoun
something inferior in quality or condition or effect;
for better or for worseaccused of cheating and lying and worseBadadjective
Tricky; stressful; unpleasant.
Divorce is usually a bad experience for everybody involved.Worseadjective
(comparative of `bad') inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability;
this road is worse than the first one we tookthe road is in worse shape than it wasshe was accused of worse things than cheating and lyingBadadjective
Evil; wicked.
Be careful. There are bad people in the world.Worseadjective
changed for the worse in health or fitness;
I feel worse todayher cold is worseBadadjective
Faulty; not functional.
I had a bad headlight.Worseadverb
(comparative of `ill') in a less effective or successful or desirable manner;
he did worse on the second examBadadjective
(of food) Spoiled, rotten, overripe.
These apples have gone bad.Badadjective
(of breath) Malodorous; foul.
Bad breath is not pleasant for anyone.Badadjective
False; counterfeit; illegitimate.
They were caught trying to pass bad coinage.Badadjective
Unskilled; of limited ability; not good.
I'm pretty bad at speaking French.He's a bad gardener; everything he tries to grow ends up dying.Badadjective
Of poor physical appearance.
I look really bad whenever I get less than seven hours of sleep.I don't look bad in this dress, do I?Badadjective
(informal) Bold and daring.
Badadjective
(hip-hop slang) Good; superlative.
Badadjective
Severe, urgent.
He is in bad need of a haircut.Badadjective
Overly promiscuous, licentious.
Badadjective
(slang) Fantastic.
You is SIC bad, man!Badadverb
Badly.
I didn't do too bad in the last exam.Badnoun
(slang) Error, mistake.
Sorry, my bad!Badnoun
An item (or kind of item) of merchandise with negative value; an unwanted good.
Badverb
(archaic) lang=en. See bade.
Badverb
To shell (a walnut).
Badnoun
that which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency;
take the bad with the goodBadadjective
having undesirable or negative qualities;
a bad report cardhis sloppy appearance made a bad impressiona bad little boyclothes in bad shapea bad cutbad luckthe news was very badthe reviews were badthe pay is badit was a bad light for readingthe movie was a bad choiceBadadjective
very intense;
a bad headachein a big ragehad a big (or bad) shocka bad earthquakea bad stormBadadjective
feeling physical discomfort or pain (`tough' is occasionally used colloquially for `bad');
my throat feels badshe felt bad all overhe was feeling tough after a restless nightBadadjective
(of foodstuffs) not in an edible or usable condition;
bad meata refrigerator full of spoilt foodBadadjective
not capable of being collected;
a bad (or uncollectible) debtBadadjective
below average in quality or performance;
a bad chess playera bad recitalBadadjective
nonstandard;
so-called bad grammarBadadjective
not financially safe or secure;
a bad investmenthigh risk investmentsanything that promises to pay too much can't help being riskyspeculative business enterprisesBadadjective
physically unsound or diseased;
has a bad backa bad heartbad teethan unsound limbunsound teethBadadjective
capable of harming;
bad habitsbad airsmoking is bad for youBadadjective
keenly sorry or regretful;
felt bad about letting the team downwas sorry that she had treated him so badlyfelt bad about breaking the vaseBadadjective
characterized by wickedness or immorality;
led a very bad lifeBadadjective
reproduced fraudulently;
like a bad penny...a forged twenty dollar billBadadjective
not working properly;
a bad telephone connectiona defective applianceBadadverb
with great intensity (`bad' is a nonstandard variant for `badly');
the injury hurt badlythe buildings were badly shakenit hurts badwe need water badBadadverb
very much; strongly;
I wanted it badly enough to work hard for itthe cables had sagged badlythey were badly in need of helphe wants a bicycle so bad he can taste it
