Bad

68 words & definitions

hooey noun
Nonsense, foolish, and wrong
crappy adjective
Of extremely poor quality
cruddy adjective
Covered, encrusted, or saturated with dirt, grease, or other objectionable substance; filthy; It can also describe someone feeling unwell or unhappy.
crummy adjective
Dirty, unpleasant, or of poor quality
dismal adjective
Depressing; dreary
tacky adjective
In bad taste
vile adjective
Extremely unpleasant
calamity noun
An event causing great and often sudden damage or distress; a disaster.
blight noun
A plant disease, especially one caused by fungi such as mildews, rusts, and smuts
grim adjective
Forbidding or uninviting
woe noun
Great sorrow or distress
scourge noun
A person or thing that causes great trouble or suffering
bleak adjective
(of the weather) cold and miserable
dire adjective
(of a situation or event) extremely serious or urgent
stigma noun
A mark of disgrace associated with a particular circumstance, quality, or person
quagmire noun
A soft boggy area of land that gives way underfoot
debacle noun
A sudden and ignominious failure; a fiasco
catastrophe noun
An event causing great and often sudden damage or suffering; a disaster
monstrosity noun
Something, especially a building, that is very large and is considered unsightly
nasty adjective
Highly unpleasant, especially to the senses; physically nauseating
cataclysm noun
A large-scale and violent event in the natural world
notorious adjective
Famous or well known, typically for some bad quality or deed
gruesome adjective
Causing horror, disgust, and shock - usually dealing with death or injury:
atrocious adjective
Horrifyingly wicked
harsh adjective
Cruel or severe
abysmal adjective
A deplorable, poor or inferior state.
futile adjective
Incapable of producing any useful result; pointless
despicable adjective
Deserving hatred and contempt
horrendous adjective
Extremely unpleasant, horrifying, or terrible
nefarious adjective
An act or behaviour that is criminal, evil or wicked.
ghastly adjective
Causing great horror or fear; frightful or macabre
pathetic adjective
Arousing pity, especially through vulnerability or sadness
perverse adjective
Showing a deliberate and obstinate desire to behave in a way that is unreasonable or unacceptable, often in spite of the consequences
travesty noun
A false, absurd, or distorted representation of something
unconscionable adjective
Not right or reasonable
rubbish noun
Waste material; refuse or litter
naughty adjective
(especially of children) disobedient; badly behaved
toxic adjective
Containing or being something poisonous especially when capable of causing serious injury.
morbid adjective
To be too interested with unpleasant subjects, especially death
barren adjective
A land or a person that is incapable of growing anything or bearing fruit
slum noun
A very poor and crowded area, especially of a city
purgatory noun
An extremely unpleasant place or experience that causes suffering
disgrace nounverb
verb
To make people stop respecting you by doing something very bad
debris noun
Broken or torn pieces of something larger
crap noun
Something of extremely poor quality
taboo adjective
A subject, word, or action that is avoided for religious or social reasons
malevolent adjective
Having a desire to do harm or evil to others.
scandal noun
An event that is considered so wrong that it shocks people
adversity noun
A difficult situation or time in one's life
horrible adjective
Very bad or unpleasant
dreadful adjective
Very bad or unpleasant
disgrace nounverb
noun
The reduced respect that is caused by doing something very bad
bitter adjective
Feeling angry, hurt, or resentful due to a bad experience, or having a sharp, unpleasant taste (often the opposite of sweet).
diabolical adjective
Extremely evil or cruel; wicked.
horrific adjective
Causing extreme fear, shock, or disgust.
intolerable adjective
Causing great discomfort or distress; too extreme or severe to be endured;
mobster noun
A member of an organized crime group, a gangster involved in illegal activities, such as drug trafficking, extortion, or racketeering.
no-no noun
Something that is not allowed or is strongly discouraged.
scandalous adjective
Describing something that is morally or legally wrong and causes a great deal of gossip or anger in society.
wicked adjective
Morally bad or evil in character or actions.
louse noun
A person or thing that causes trouble or harm; or a small, parasitic insect that feeds on the blood of animals, typically living in hair or fur.
promiscuous adjective
Lacking discretion or selectivity, especially in choosing relationships or associates; mixing or combining things randomly.
culpable adjective
Deserving to be blamed or considered responsible and guilty for something bad that happened.
illegitimate adjective
Not conforming, accepted, or authorized according to known standards or rules.
infamous adjective
Well known for some bad quality or deed
depraved adjective
Morally bad or evil
shameful adjective
Disgraceful behavior that is worthy of blame and shame.
inferior adjective
Low in rank, status, imprtance, or quality.