Bad

verb

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Bad / Unhappy

audio

yowl - Make a loud wailing cry

John yowled in pain after he fell off of the ladder and onto the ground.

noun

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Bad / Small

audio

flicker - An unsteady movement of a flame or light that causes rapid variations in brightness

Wade's TV signal was reduced to undecipherable flicker once his cable had been cut off.

adjective

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Bad / Boring

audio

bland - Lacking strong features or characteristics and therefore uninteresting

Among world cuisines, British food is often considered the most bland and flavorless.

noun

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Bad / Disorganized

audio

mishmash - A confused mixture

The meal containing gummy bears and onion rings was an unappetizing mishmash that nobody would eat.

adjective

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Bad / Unhappy

audio

somber - Oppressively solemn or sober in mood; grave

President Obama's somber look indicated he had bad news to tell the nation.

adjective

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Bad / Dirty

audio

raunchy - Earthy, vulgar, and often sexually explicit

The male strippers were a raunchy act that offended the sensibilities of some of the town's citizens.

adjective

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Bad / Dangerous

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monstrous - Abnormally bad or shocking

The monstrous tidal wave destroyed the little island village.

verb

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Bad / Hurt

audio

clobber - To hit (someone) hard

Muhammad Ali would frequently clobber his opponents until they couldn't get up.

noun

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Bad / Old

audio

fogey - A person, typically an old one, who is considered to be old-fashioned or conservative in attitude or tastes

Old fogeys usually complain about young people and their immature ways.

adjective

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Bad / Hostile

audio

dismissive - Showing that one doesn't think a person or thing is important or worth considering

Fred didn't mind not getting the job as much as the dismissive way the employer told him.

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Bad / Powerless

audio

haggard - Looking exhausted and unwell, especially from fatigue, worry, or suffering

Once a cute child actor, Macaulay Culkin has looked surprisingly haggard in recent years.

noun

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Bad / Small

audio

smidgen - A small amount of something

Even a smidgen of ketchup would make the bland french fries more flavorful.