Bad

noun

1309 of 1578

Bad / Dangerous

malady - A disease or ailment

Smallpox was a very dangerous malady that has mostly been cured with vaccinations.

verb

1310 of 1578

Bad / Dirty

tarnish - To cause a metal to lose its shine, especially as a result of exposure to air or moisture

The spoons were in varying conditions, some of them tarnished until they turned black.

verb

1311 of 1578

Bad / Hostile

Url

renounce - To formally declare one is giving up and abandoning a claim, a right, or possession

To start her diet she made a resolution to herself that she would renounce cake for a month.

adjective

1312 of 1578

Bad / Weak

lethargic - Lacking energy and not wanting to do anything

Alan's depression made him lethargic, and his lethargy made him depressed.

noun

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1313 of 1578

Bad / Weak

Url

ruin - The condition of something that has been destroyed, damaged, or reduced to a state of collapse, often beyond repair.

The financial scandal resulted in the ruin of his career, and it led to public disgrace and the loss of his job.

noun

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1314 of 1578

Bad / Aggressive

purge - The act of getting rid of undesirable things

During the great Purge of 1937-1938, Stalin killed about a million people he felt might threaten his leadership.

noun

1315 of 1578

Bad / Attack

nemesis - A long-standing rival; an archenemy

As the leader of the Dark Side, Darth Vader was the evil nemesis of the heroic Luke Skywalker.

verb

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1316 of 1578

Bad / Attack

Url

wreck - To destroy of severely damage something.

The tornando wrecked everything in its path.

noun

1317 of 1578

Bad / Small

nub - A small lump or protuberance

To end a call when using old rotary phones, a person would have to place the phone down on the two nubs sticking out on top of the dial.

adjective

1318 of 1578

Bad / Dishonest

Url

duplicitous - Deliberately misleading or two-faced in behavior or speech.

The spy led a duplicitous life, pretending to serve one country while working for another.

adjective

1319 of 1578

Bad / Unfriendly

testy - Easily irritated; impatient and somewhat bad-tempered

Evan simply asked how Carmen was doing, so he was shocked when she exhibited a testy attitude and yelled at him.

noun

1320 of 1578

Bad / Attack

fracas - A noisy disturbance or quarrel

The fans in the stands looked on in shock as both teams' players engaged in a heated fracas.