"Bad" is a word that is often used in both colloquial and literary speech. Most often it is associated with "stupid", that is, with a narrow-minded person. But if you study this lexeme in more detail, you will find that it has several shades of interpretation. They, as well as the etymology of the word, its synonyms, and examples of sentences, will be discussed below.
Several interpretations
The meaning of the word "bad" in dictionaries is as follows:
- Disgusting bad, bad quality. Example: "A large accumulation of fatty deposits in the sewer adjacent to the kitchen sink causes them to decompose, and as a result, a bad smell is emitted."
- Ugly, ugly. Example: “It was safe to say that this girl is ugly, but people, experiencing her charm, forgot about it.”
- Reprehensible, immoral. Example: “The hatred of bad people can be brought on by good deeds, just as good people can be hated by bad deeds.”
- In colloquialspeech, too, you can hear this word. In common parlance, bad means “stupid”, “crazy”. Example: “He has been talking to himself lately. He has become quite a bad one.”
- Oppressive, joyless, unfavorable. Example: “From morning to evening he was in a bad mood.”
- Poorly perceived by others and society: Example: "With such a bad temper, you are unlikely to make friends."
Next, consider the origin of the word.
Etymology
Derived from a form that is related:
- Ukrainian adjective "bad", meaning "stupid", "crazy";
- Belarusian adjective "bad" and noun "nonsense".
An interesting fact is that linguists associate the studied lexeme with:
- Lithuanian su padùrmu, meaning "swiftly" and "stormy", and also padùrmai - "swiftly";
- Old Prussian dūrai, which means "fearfully";
- Greek θοῦρος meaning "assertive", "rapid";
- also Greek θοῦρις ἀλκή, which translates as "violent, stormy force."
In conclusion, here are words that are close in meaning.
Synonyms
Among them:
- ugly;
- cheesy;
- nasty
- disgusting;
- disgusting;
- disgusting;
- disgusting;
- nasty;
- repulsive;
- vile;
- immoral;
- unpleasant;
- negative;
- foul;
- bad;
- bad;
- bad;
- negative;
- harmful;
- unkind;
- evil;
- thin;
- fraught;
- worst;
- dangerous;
- useless;
- not commendable;
- what the hell;
- lousy;
- unsatisfactory;
- crazy;
- dumb;
- loose;
- awful;
- emptyhead;
- idiot;
- stupid;
- riotous;
- stupid;
- unfit;
- silly;
- reprehensible;
- weak-headed;
- unenviable;
- headless;
- slammed;
- low-witted;
- reprehensible;
- not a gift;
- reprehensible;
- bad;
- mindless;
- reprehensible.
As you can see, the word under study is distinguished by a large number of words that are close in meaning, as well as shades of meaning.
