Bad - which one? Meaning of the word, synonyms and origin

"Bad" is a word that is often used in colloquial and literary speech. Most often it is associated with “stupid,” that is, with a near-minded person. But if you study this lexeme in more detail, you can find that it has several shades of interpretation. They, like the etymology of a word, its synonyms, and examples of sentences, will be considered below.

Several interpretations

The meaning of the word "bad" in dictionaries is as follows:

  1. Unpleasant bad, bad quality. Example: "From a large accumulation of fat deposits in the sewer adjacent to the kitchen sink, they decompose, and, as a result, a bad smell is released."
  2. Ugly, ugly. Example: "It was safe to say that this girl was nasty, but people, experiencing her charm on themselves, forgot about it."
  3. Reprehensible, immoral. Example: "The hatred of bad people can be brought upon themselves by good deeds, as well as good ones by bad deeds."
  4. In colloquial speech, you can also hear this word. In the vernacular, bad means “stupid,” “crazy.” Example: “Recently, he is talking to himself. It’s become some kind of bad. ”
  5. Depressing, joyless, unfavorable. Example: "From morning till night he was in a bad mood."
  6. Poorly perceived by others and society: Example: “With such a bad character, you are unlikely to make friends.”
Bad habit

Next, consider the origin of the word.

Etymology

Comes from a form that is related:

  • the Ukrainian adjective “foolish”, whose meanings are “stupid”, “crazy”;
  • the Belarusian adjective "bad" and the noun "dope".

An interesting fact is that linguists associate the studied token with:

  • Lithuanian su padùrmu, meaning “swiftly” and “violently”, and also padùrmai - “swiftly”;
  • Old Prussian dūrai, which means "fearfully";
  • Greek θοῦρος in the meaning of “assertive”, “impetuous”;
  • also Greek θοῦρις ἀλκή, which translates as "violent, stormy power."

In conclusion, we give similar words.

Synonyms

Bad is bad

Among them:

  • ugly;
  • cheesy;
  • nasty
  • vile;
  • filthy;
  • disgusting;
  • disgusting;
  • nasty;
  • repulsive;
  • vile;
  • immoral;
  • unpleasant;
  • negative;
  • rotten;
  • bad;
  • bad;
  • bad;
  • negative;
  • harmful;
  • unkind;
  • evil;
  • thin;
  • fraught with;
  • worst;
  • dangerous;
  • useless;
  • not commendable;
  • what the hell;
  • lousy;
  • unsatisfactory;
  • sizzling;
  • stupid;
  • loose;
  • Ahy;
  • empty-headed;
  • idiot;
  • unintelligent;
  • rampant;
  • stupid;
  • unusable;
  • silly;
  • reprehensible;
  • weak-headed;
  • unenviable;
  • headless;
  • slammed;
  • foolish;
  • reprehensible;
  • not a gift;
  • reprehensible;
  • non-important;
  • brainless;
  • blameworthy.

As you can see, the word under study has a large number of words that are close in meaning, as well as shades of meaning.


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